Gene test hope for critically ill babies as DNA testing on the NHS could speed up diagnosis and lead to quicker treatment Worried families used to have to wait three months on average for a diagnosis Now ‘whole-exome’ testing will provide an answer in about ten days The test could pick up rare diseases including … Read more
Passengers on a Caribbean cruise may have saved a man’s life after they donated blood when he fell seriously ill on board. The American 68-year-old, who has not been identified, had to be evacuated by helicopter from the ship on New Year’s Day. When he became ill the captain of the ship put out a … Read more
A former senior North Korean diplomat has apologised for saying Kim Jong-un was likely so ill ‘he cannot stand up by himself or walk properly’ just three days before the dictator was seen smoking a cigarette at a public event. North Korea‘s former deputy ambassador to Britain, Thae Yong Ho, told CNN Kim’s ‘abnormal’ absence … Read more
President Donald Trump has celebrated the apparent return of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the public eye, stating he is glad to see him back in good health after rumors he had died. The president retweeted pictures on Saturday of the dictator allegedly cutting the ribbon Friday at the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory. … Read more
Severely ill coronavirus patients were less likely to die and less likely to need life support after just two doses of arthritis drug, new study finds Half of 129 severely ill coronavirus patients received two injections of tocilizumab, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis Those given the shots were less likely to be put on … Read more
Experimental coronavirus treatment that pumps oxygen into the blood of patients on ventilators improves their survival rates three-fold, early data suggests Early research out of Japan showed success in doctors using ECMO machines to treat coronavirus patients aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship The machines pump and oxygenate a patient’s blood outside the body, which … Read more
The horrific murder of 14-year-old Breck Bednar by an online predator shocked the nation – and his devastated family are still picking up the pieces. So is it possible to move on from such unimaginable loss? His mother Lorin and sister Carly open up to Anna Moore Lorin Lafave with her son Breck in 2013, … Read more
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns Kyle Sandilands NOT to admit to any questionable behaviour because she doesn’t want to ‘dob him in’ to police By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:13 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 06:13 BST, 24 April 2020 NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian makes a habit of warning Kyle Sandilands … Read more
Kate Garraway has shared an update on her husband Derek’s condition as he continues to battle coronavirus. The Good Morning Britain presenter revealed in an emotional Instagram post that he is still fighting the deadly disease. She said: ‘He is still critically ill in intensive care, but where there is life there is hope.’ Fighting … Read more
President Trump said last night there is no confirmation that Kim Jong Un is gravely ill, but North Korean media remained silent on the dictator’s whereabouts today. Trump played down claims that Kim was in ‘grave danger’ after heart surgery, telling a White House press briefing that ‘we don’t know if the reports are true’. ‘I just … Read more