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Waterlooville boy's rash 'slipped my mind', doctor tells inquest
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (418+ words) A hospital doctor forgot to look for a reported red rash on a five-year-old boy who subsequently died from a streptococcus A infection, an inquest jury has heard. Dr Refat Parveen said it "slipped my mind" that a nurse at…...
Women who suffered strokes in their 20s supporting each other
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (998+ words) Mererid Rees was a performer based in Dubai, when her whole life changed within seconds and she was left unable to move the right side of her body. While having breakfast with friends, she described how she went from "laughing…...
'I felt lighter, more open': Why you are never too old for therapy
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (982+ words) We assume therapy belongs to youth, yet older people may be particularly likely to benefit from psychological support. Maurizio is 70. He recently began therapy in the hope of better understanding a physical pain he had carried since childhood. He has…...
Precision radiotherapy for prostate cancer to cut sessions from 20 to five
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (533+ words) Thousands of men in England who have prostate cancer will be offered high-powered precision radiotherapy that will slash the number of treatment sessions they need from 20 to just five. Senior doctors said the technique " called SABR (stereotactic ablative radiotherapy) - would…...
BBC Audio | In Touch | The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' New President & Questions about the future of Braille
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (176+ words) The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' New President & Questions about the future of Braille BBC The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' New President & Questions about the future of Braille Available for over a year With ophthalmology being the busiest NHS outpatient specialty,…...
Family in bid to find mum's Polish stem cell donor for second transfusion
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (699+ words) A Scottish family are searching for an anonymous stem cell donor in Poland who saved their mum's life - in the hope that he can provide blood for a second transfusion. Lisa Semple, 58, from Gourock, was treated for leukaemia last year…...
Noah Donohoe inquest: Change in schoolboy's emotions cannot be explained
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (942+ words) A sudden change in Noah Donohoe's emotions in the days before he disappeared cannot be explained, an inquest has heard. Four mental health experts have been giving evidence to the inquest into the death of the schoolboy whose body was…...
Worcester man drowns in Norwich river after night out
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (538+ words) A man described as "an unforgettable character" has drowned after he jumped into a river to cool off following a night out. Gavin Campbell, originally from Worcester, was pulled from the River Wensum in Norwich, in the early hours of…...
Bristol baby's rare cancer changed family's life says mum
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (514+ words) The mother of baby who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer before she was two weeks old says her "life was turned upside down" after her daughter's diagnosis. Ariyah from Bristol, who is aged two, has had her…...
Cardiff woman with acute myeloid leukaemia says leaving twin is 'unthinkable"
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (886+ words) A woman given six months to live after her leukaemia returned says the thought of leaving her identical twin sister alone is "unthinkable". Caitlin Leggett, 24, from Cardiff, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) - an aggressive cancer of the white…...