Doctors who look after the terminally ill are most against changing the law to allow assisted dying Student medics are among those most in favour of assisted dying legislation Survey shows doctors who care for terminally ill are most opposed to law change Speculation grows that the BMA may soon drop its opposition to assisted … Read more
I am in my early 30s and have an illness which has affected my ability to work full-time. I had to leave my career and work various minimum wage part-time jobs to facilitate this, with periods of not being able to work at all. I have 13 years of full contributions on my National Insurance … Read more
Before the film won a pair of Oscar statuettes, it created lively debates around mental illness upon its release last year. And now Todd Phillips’s DC origins film Joker, starring Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix, is again the subject of debate, thanks to some loaded comments from Seven auteur David Fincher. Fincher, 58, spoke with … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer recalls today how, at the age of 13, he had the harrowing task of telling his siblings that their seriously ill mother might die. The Labour leader reveals the emotional toll that his mother’s lifelong battle with a debilitating form of arthritis took on his formative years in a candid interview for … Read more
I’ll wipe you out! Dog leaps onto car dashboard as he tries to catch the windscreen wipers In video taken in Salem, New Hampshire, the dog barks at wipers on the car The animal throws itself towards the windshield and scrambles to catch them Dog doesn’t seem happy about the wipers as his eyes dart … Read more
I’ll wipe you out! Dog leaps onto car dashboard as he tries to catch the windscreen wipers In video taken in Salem, New Hampshire, the dog barks at wipers on the car The animal throws itself towards the windshield and scrambles to catch them Dog doesn’t seem happy about the wipers as his eyes dart … Read more
Newborn babies are very unlikely to become severely ill with Covid-19, according to research that puts to rest one of the key fears about the disease. And researchers have also concluded that the chances of a baby catching the virus from their infected mother is very slim. Just 66 babies out of 118,000 born in … Read more
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, 74, is ‘gravely ill’ in hospital after refusing medical treatment for coronavirus Peter Sutcliffe, 74, refusing all treatment at University Hospital of North Durham Yorkshire Ripper is ‘gravely ill’ with covid-19 complications and heart issues He had been discharged from hospital on Tuesday but tested positive Friday By David Barrett For The … Read more
Jesy Nelson has been forced to pull out of the finals of Little Mix: The Search, after falling ill. The singer, 29, was due to appear on Saturday night’s grand finale of the competition, but a statement released just hours before the live show revealed that she is unwell. She will also be unable to … Read more
Pregnant women who contract the coronavirus are more likely to become critically ill and die, and are at higher risk for premature delivery, two new reports released on Monday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) find. Expecting mothers with COVID-19 were about three times more likely to be admitted to the ICU … Read more