A MUM-of-four died after her operation was cancelled at the last minute three times. Karen Dack was scheduled for the planned surgeries to treat a bowel condition at Leicester Royal Infirmary in April and May but they were axed due to lack of theatre capacity. 4 Karen Dack died after three… Mum-of-four, 43, died after … Read more
A DEADLY disease that can alter sufferers’ personalities might not stay confined to Africa, scientists warn. Known as ‘sleeping sickness’, or African trypanosomiasis, it causes difficulties sleeping at night. 3 Until now, the deadly parasite has used the tsetse flies in sub-Saharan Africa to move… Deadly ‘sleeping sickness’ that causes fever to psychosis is evolving, … Read more
A SIX-MONTH-OLD baby girl was minutes from death after being struck down with a spinal swelling she contracted from a cold virus. Little Lara Martin was left “as helpless as a newborn” when she lost all movement and the ability to eat, drink or pass fluids. 3 Lara Martin with dad Peter Martin… Our baby … Read more
THOUSANDS of Brits are missing out on lifesaving cancer screenings as only 70 per cent of invitations are taken up. Though free checks pick 18,000 cancers each year, some 7,000 cases might go unnoticed until it’s too late, according to Cancer Research UK. 2 The free NHS cancer screenings you can… Head-to-toe all the free … Read more
BRITS are being urged to check if their cold symptoms are a sign of something more sinister this winter. Headaches, shortness of breath and fatigue can potentially be signs of carbon monoxide exposure. 2 Shortness of breath can be a sign of both flu and carbon monoxide poisoningCredit: Getty Carbon… Urgent warning as symptoms of … Read more
THOUSANDS of cancer cases are being missed among people ignoring NHS screening invitations, figures suggest. Cancer Research UK said the free checks diagnose about 18,000 tumours per year but only 70 per cent of people take them up. 1 Women are invited for regular breast cancer screening after the… Thousands of cancer cases MISSED as … Read more
LIAM Handley didn’t seem like a typical lung cancer patient. The 36-year-old from Glossop, in Derbyshire, was young, fit and a non-smoker – but he did have anxiety. 4 As a non-smoker, no one thought Liam could have lung cancerCredit: Handout 4 Liam started to develop chest pain, which doctors… Dad, 37, repeatedly told symptoms … Read more
A HEALTHY dad-of-five suddenly got sick during a dream holiday to Turkey with his wife. Less than two months later, he died of multiple organ failure aged just 53. 7 Yvonne with her late-husband, Andy Morrall, who passed away after falling ill suddenly in TurkeyCredit: Jam Press/Co-op Funeralcare
A TODDLER was left blind in one eye and “in 24/7 pain” after he fell over and bumped his head while learning to walk at nursery. Levi Lithgow, three, had a minor bump when he was one. 10 Levi was left blind in one eye after bumping his head in nurseryCredit: SWNS 10 He is … Read more
A GLASS of wine per day could halve your risk of heart attack and even work better than medicine, a study claims. It comes just in time for a merry Christmas next week – but there’s a catch. 1 Up to one glass of wine per day could improve heart health, scientists saidCredit: Alamy Experts … Read more