It is not the type of drug typically taken by thrillseekers. But beware, as just two paracetamol tablets (1,000 mg) could turn someone into more of a risk-taker, a study suggests. There is growing evidence that the everyday pills, taken for headaches, aches and pains, also affect how people feel. People tend to suffer less … Read more
During his wife Laura’s desperate last few days in hospital, Antony Higginson did everything he could to communicate with her as she lay in intensive care on a ventilator. ‘We had a squeeze code — she had to squeeze my hand once for yes, two for no,’ he says, his voice breaking at the memory. … Read more
Police have launched an investigation into claims a mother of two died after NHS doctors gave her an accidental overdose of paracetamol. Laura Higginson was being treated in hospital for suspected pneumonia when the blunder occurred. Her husband, Antony, claims he was never told about the mistake and found out by chance after requesting the … Read more