A young cancer survivor spent Christmas in New York while having the first doses of a vaccine to stop her deadly disease returning. Seven-year-old Arianna Solieri was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma two years ago and finished her frontline treatment in November. The rare and aggressive cancer has a 50 percent relapse rate. Her parents Abigail, … Read more
The Call The Midwife star has the gene that causes the lung condition and has a niece and great nephew with CF. Kaftrio has been called a near-cure for many sufferers and it has transformed lives. But National Institute for Health and Care Excellence advisers have said it is not cost-effective to prescribe it on … Read more
A teenager struck down by E.coli after visiting a Christmas market is “lucky to be alive”. Antonia Hay spent two weeks in intensive care with Shiga toxin-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome (STEC-HUS). She has had multiple operations, including having part of her bowel removed. It is thought she may have contracted the bug at a festive … Read more
Experts warn three illnesses are circulating around the UK in the run up to Christmas. With the weather taking a colder turn, viruses and other bugs seem to pick up pace. And, with Britons socialising over the festive period, these bugs have more chance to spread. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has described the … Read more
People are pulling their own teeth out (Image: SWNS) Figures released yesterday by Labour found 54% of surgeries aren’t accepting any new patients. 82% are refusing to take on adults and 71% aren’t taking on children as patients any more Dad-of-one George Glinos, 68, pulled out 11 of his own teeth with pliers when he … Read more
