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
HEALTH experts have issued a stark warning to parents after concerns that new festive vape flavours were targeting children. It comes after the number of youngsters hospitalised due to vaping is on track for a record high, according to NHS figures. 2 The number of children hospitalised due to… Festive vape flavours ‘pumped out’ to … Read more
IF you’re a smoker desperate to quit, vaping is considered substantially less harmful. But the brightly-coloured, nicotine-packed devices have infiltrated sweet shop shelves and school playgrounds, leaving young children hooked – and now new figures show the number of children being hospitalised… The 5 disturbing ways vaping can harm your kids – from brain damage … 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
LEADING public health experts have raised the alarm a “catastrophic” rise in deaths caused by drinking, calling for urgent action for the government to address the “alarming trend”. Deaths caused deaths caused “solely by alcohol have increased by a catastrophic 42 per cent since 2019”, the… Deaths from alcohol surge a ‘catastrophic’ 42% in 5 years – … 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
A ONCE fit and healthy man has had his life turned upside down after suffering a terrifying night terror. Ben Tarver, 29, woke up in the middle of the night on September 11 after experiencing something he described as worse than a nightmare. 6 Ben Tarver woke up in the middle of the night one… … 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 MUM had to have her eyeball scooped out and replaced with a “marble” – after getting lash glue in her eye. Kaitlyn Humphrey had bought the lash glue for the first time after running out of her regular branded adhesive. 12 Kaitlyn Humphrey, 26, had to have her eyeball scooped out and replaced with… … Read more