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Miguel Roca-Terry, Alix Hattenstone and Jonathan Fagg. More people with mental health struggles are being sent far from home for in-patient treatment, despite ministers previously pledging to abolish the practice by 2021. Experts say these long distance placements can result in lengthier and less effective stays in mental health units.

'The only hospital bed was 248 miles from home'

The Independent

Toni Alonzo-Grazier found herself waking up in the night having dreamt of hospital alarms sounding in the aftermath of her child being diagnosed with a common life-threatening bacterial infection.Doctors discovered something was wrong with her baby after he started grunting – with hospital staff then learning he had a fast heart rate.Her newborn was placed in intensive care for a week as doctors sought to treat his group B streptococcus – with the baby contracting the illness again and later being readmitted to hospital for another 12 days.The fear that her baby would die had a long-term impact on her...

‘It felt like I’d lost a limb’: mother says baby’s common life-threatening condition needs routine NHS testing

For those with severe weight issues, semaglutide – the active ingredient in slimming drugs – can be a life-changer. Celebrity success stories have massively increased demand, but brought with it a booming black market for illegal and often life-threatening products. BBC Investigations has discovered how easy these are to buy.

Slimming jabs: 'I thought my body was shutting down'

Primodos contained synthetic hormones and was used between the 1950s and 70s as a pregnancy test.

Families seek answers over pregnancy test drug

SurvivorNet

Karen Thrussell, from Melbourne, Australia, was busy working and being a mom to her two daughters when she started gaining weight around her stomach, something her doctors attributed to menopause. It wasn't until the 48-year-old retail consultant and lecturer noticed an unusual feeling in her abdomen which led her to seek additional medical advice, ultimately leading to a diagnosis of retroperitoneal liposarcoma, and a 16.5-pound tumor which likely had been growing for approximately five years.

Mom of Two, 48, Was Told Her Weight Gain Was Due To Menopause, But It Turned Out To Be a 16-Pound Tumor

More warning signs are being put up at a Devon beauty spot after two people were rushed to hospital after being bitten by adders. A Facebook post from Braunton Burrows Public Information said two visitors went to hospital after being bitten at the nature reserve near Saunton Sands beach on Friday.

Adder warning in Devon after two people bitten

The US Sun

A MAN has been told he could have just months to live after being sent home from hospital with ibuprofen for his sore back. Oliver Anderson, 31, a former car body repairer from Dunfermline, Scotland, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in August 2019 at the age of 26, after experiencing a “sore back.”

Man, 31, has ‘just months to live’ after ‘being sent home from hospital with ibuprofen for a sore back’

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Insider

Doctors are concerned that a small number of patients on semaglutide are coming in with a form of sudden blindness called NAION.

Patients on Ozempic are developing a rare form of sudden blindness, doctors say

A 34-year-old woman who died after she was attacked by a dog has been named. Michelle Hempstead suffered serious injuries in the incident at Retort Close, Southend-on-Sea. The ambulance service was called at 23:30 BST on Monday and Ms Hempstead, whose name was given locally, was taken to the Royal London Hospital on Tuesday where she died.

Woman, 34, who died in dog attack is named

Editor's note: This article was originally published on June 22, 2022. It has since been updated. A woman diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer that had spread to her ovaries and her liver, was given three months to live in January 2020. Instead, she is celebrating, having received a new lease on life. Long before Caroline Guy was given an official cancer diagnosis, the 56-year-old knew something was wrong. "I felt sluggish, I just didn't feel right. My stomach was swollen," she told Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. However, in June 2019, a doctor in Spain dismissed her symptoms as menopause. "I'd googled my symptoms and I actually asked him outright if I had bowel cancer and he said no," Guy revealed.

Woman given three months to live after a cancer diagnosis is stunned to hear she is now in remission

Women undergo menstruation for a significant part of their lives, a unique experience that men may never truly comprehend. Understanding and acknowledging the pain that women endure during their periods is crucial. From a woman's first period in childhood to menopause, period cramps, whether mild or debilitating, are an integral part of the journey. Women learn to adapt, carry on with their roles as mothers, work, exercise and maintain their social lives. Often, they have no choice but to persevere, with their pain going unnoticed.

Man tests period pain simulator alongside woman with endometriosis. He didn't stand a chance.

Talker

Eight days after the implant, a donor heart became available.
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Doctors successfully implant titanium heart in a human

New York Post

A nurse was diagnosed with a brain tumor which made her think people were speaking a different language – and she blames it on taking HRT.

Lucy Woodhouse, 43, says she experienced severe headaches which felt like hangovers and struggled to read aloud.

But then in a meeting with colleagues she found herself unable to understand what they were saying, and tests revealed she had a golf ball-sized tumor.



She says she believes the meningioma tumor is linked to the Depo-Provera contraceptive injection, rounds of IVF she had and HRT medication – all of which contain the hormone progesterone.

She says she had the...

I felt hung over and thought everyone was speaking a different language: Turns out I had a brain tumor

Two men have been arrested over an an attack in Antrim town in which a teenager had part of each of his ears bitten off. The victim - a man in his late teens - was attacked at a pub in High Street on 12 May. The arrested men, aged...

Arrests after teenager's ears partially bitten off

A detective has described a paedophile given a 25-year jail term for raping a child as "incredibly dangerous". Shaun Bolingbroke, 32, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was jailed by a judge at Cambridge Crown Court on 23 July. Jurors found him guilty of raping a child under 13. He had admitted a...

'Incredibly dangerous' child rapist jailed

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Woman's World

Brie Morgan Bauer has recently returned home after a months-long battle with complications following the birth of her son in February, which resulted in the amputation of all four of her limbs. The new mom has gone viral due to the harrowing nature of her experience and her resilience. Keep scrolling to learn more about what happened and how she is inspiring others.

New Mom Who Went Viral After Losing Her Limbs Due to Birth Medical Complications Returns Home

The development is set to include including 201 affordable homes and four Traveller pitches.

Plans for over 400 new homes approved after appeal

Heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute. You can determine your heart rate by feeling your pulse at your wrist or neck. Normal heart rate at rest ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute (bpm). Heart rate varies with activity, sleep, hormones, and stress....

Your Heart Rate: What's Normal vs Possibly Dangerous?

The victim was stripped naked, beaten with a metal pole and burned with cigarettes.

Three men jailed for 'brutal' kidnap

NewsBreak

First UK child has surgery in robot device trial

A seven-year-old boy has become the first child in the UK to undergo surgery using a pioneering robot-assisted device. Reece, from Gosport, Hampshire, was treated for...

First UK child has surgery in robot device trial

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