Making a Murderer’s Steven Avery, 57, is diagnosed with COVID-19 while serving life sentence in Wisconsin prison Attorneys for Steven Avery revealed Making a Murderer star has tested positive for COVID-19 at Waupun Correctional Institution in Wisconsin Avery, 57, is said to be in ‘good spirits’ and is expected to make full recovery He is serving … Read more
Madelyn Frederick was always known as the ‘clumsy’ member of her family. She thought it was nothing more than a lack of balance that left her constantly stumbles and unable to ride a bike. But at 13 years old, after she was rushed to the hospital in her hometown of Dallas, Texas, with a higher … Read more
A Welsh father-of-six was diagnosed with an incurable cancerous brain tumour during lockdown, but medics are unable to tell him how long he has left amid coronavirus concerns. Gareth Harris, 51, was diagnosed with an aggressive and fast-growing tumour last month. But Gareth, from Carmarthenshire, said doctors have not been able to biopsy the tumour … Read more
A pregnant woman was diagnosed with cancer after doctors stumbled across her tumour when her growing baby aggravated her symptoms. Rachel Avon was forced to have her appendix removed while six months’ pregnant after developing sharp pains in her right side. While operating on what they thought was appendicitis, the surgeons discovered the now 34-year-old … Read more
Media coverage of poor health is littered with defiant military metaphors. Individual battles are fought against illness; wars are launched against diseases; medicines are weaponised and locked on target. ‘We are undefeatable,’ declares one TV advert for a campaign run by the charity Activity Alliance. Use of martial language is particularly common in the coronavirus … Read more
‘We’ve got a lot of family issues right now’: Robbie Williams reveals his father Pete has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as the pair are separated due to lockdown By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 23:22 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 23:48 BST, 22 May 2020 Robbie Williams has revealed his father Pete has … Read more
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has told President Vladimir Putin that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, and has temporarily stepped back from his work as he begins a period of self isolation. Speaking during a televised meeting, Mishustin recommended to Putin that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov should become the acting Prime Minister for the … Read more
A man who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the age of 31 has revealed people – including nurses – often mistake his slurred speech for being drunk. Ryan Cameron, 36, of Bedfordshire, was told he had Parkinson’s after doctors ran tests to work out why his movements had become slower. Mr Cameron spiralled into depression … Read more
Women could be at a higher risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer if they do not eat enough fibre, research suggests Study by Harvard University finds fibre crucial nutrient in fighting breast cancer Women with high fibre 8% less likely to get breast cancer than those with lowest Fibre protects by controlling the blood … Read more