Richard E Grant no longer remembers wife's final 8 months
Richard E Grant reveals he no longer remembers the last 8 months of wife Joan Washington's life, focusing on happy memories on the 5th anniversary of her death.
Category : Cancer Care
Man, 23, dismissed brain tumour headache as hangover
A 23-year-old from Clapham Junction was diagnosed with a rare pineoblastoma brain tumour after initially attributing his headaches to hangovers and getting older.
9/11's forgotten toll: 52,000 cancer cases, 9,000 deaths
Twenty-five years after 9/11, over 52,000 people have been certified with 9/11-related cancer and more than 9,000 have died from related illnesses, according to attorney Michael Barasch.
Aged care AI tool under-assessed clients within days
Documents reveal health officials warned of 'catastrophic' outcomes days after launch of algorithmic aged-care funding tool, leaving clients and assessors distraught.
Blood cancer patient defies 2-year prognosis, 8 years on
Ken Theobold, 76, is alive 8 years after a 2-year blood cancer prognosis, thanks to a personalised treatment trial showing significantly improved survival.
Prolific rapist Zou faces new charges as more victims come forward
Zhenhao Zou, serving life for drugging and raping 10 women, faces new charges after five more alleged victims came forward to the Met Police.
Naturepedic Serenade mattress review: eco-friendly and bouncy
The Naturepedic Serenade mattress offers firm support from organic cotton, wool, and coils, with a bouncy feel and excellent temperature regulation, priced at $1,599.
NHS trial offers experimental Alzheimer's drug to healthy adults
About 1,600 people aged 55-80 without memory loss will be screened for a trial testing Roche's Trontinemab to prevent dementia before symptoms appear.
Bruce Campbell says he has 5 years to live after cancer
Actor Bruce Campbell, 68, says his cancer prognosis gives him about five years to live, 'give or take', but he's determined to 'live with it, not die from it'.
Hackney pays £4,500 to autistic boy's family over missed education
Hackney Council must pay £4,500 after delays left an autistic boy without schooling for months, causing 'avoidable distress'.
Girl, 8, hospitalised after swallowing sea water on beach trip
An eight-year-old girl was hospitalised with a Campylobacter infection after swallowing seawater at Avon Beach, Dorset. Her mother believes polluted water caused it.
New Zealand approves MDMA for severe PTSD treatment
New Zealand's Medsafe approved pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for severe PTSD, making it the second country after Australia to do so.
Boy, 6, died from scurvy, Queensland coroner finds
A Queensland coroner found six-year-old Connor Dean died from scurvy, likely triggered by severe vitamin C deficiency, after a cardiac arrest in hospital in 2024.
British pub landlady killed in random attack in Germany
British pub landlady Rebecca Bullock, 31, was stabbed to death in a random attack at a train station in Bavaria, Germany. A 27-year-old man has been arrested and remanded to a psychiatric hospital.
DNA Testing Offers Hope to Nepal Flood Families
Families in Kathmandu provide DNA samples to identify Nepal flood victims, with deaths surpassing 1,000, as police seek relatives' help.
Corrie's Kit Green gets stage three breast cancer diagnosis
Coronation Street confirms Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) will be diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, with the storyline beginning in September and developed with Macmillan and Breast Cancer Now.
What Your Penis Can Tell You About Your Health
Changes in erectile function, sensation, or foreskin can signal health issues like high blood pressure, diabetes, or Peyronie's disease, says Dr Babak Ashrafi.
NHS DIY Smear Tests Offered to 4 Million Women
The NHS will offer 4 million women in England DIY cervical screening kits over the next year, aiming to boost uptake and reach 400,000 more annually.
NHS Offers Free At-Home Cervical Screening Kits to Millions
Millions of women in England who missed cervical screening will get free at-home HPV test kits. Eligible women aged 30-65 can order via the NHS app, aiming to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040.
Ebola Outbreak in DRC Becomes Deadliest in History
More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since May, making it the country's deadliest outbreak on record, according to CDC Africa.
Teacher jailed for sexually abusing teenage boy she tutored
Private tutor Emily Drury, 26, was jailed for four-and-a-half years for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy she manipulated and groomed.
Baby's 2kg tumour missed six times before cancer spread
Doctors dismissed a baby's 2kg tumour as constipation six times, delaying neuroblastoma diagnosis until it spread to her spine.
Bromley Council pays £11,660 to mum for care failings
Bromley Council will pay £11,660 to a mother after the Ombudsman found it failed to provide her son with special educational needs the care set out in his EHCP for 20 months.
Unsheared Sheep Suffer in UK Heat as Visa Refusal Hits Shearers
Unsheared sheep face serious welfare risks including flystrike as UK refuses visas for NZ shearers, says letter writer Catherine Mowat.
One dead, 207 ill in UK salmonella outbreak linked to eggs
At least one person has died and 207 have fallen ill in a UK salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs, with cases rising in recent weeks, officials say.
London teen saves baby brother's life with first aid
Maitham Ali, 13, used St John Ambulance training to save his two-day-old brother Mohammad-Jawad from choking, after he turned blue and stopped breathing.
Mum says son 'could have been here' if council fixed window
A five-year-old boy died after falling from a 15th-floor window in Plaistow; his mother told an inquest the council ignored her safety complaints.
Blood donations give sickle cell patient new lease of life
Nikki Fagbemi, 37, from Hackney, credits blood donations for transforming her life with sickle cell, reducing hospital admissions from 6-8 a year to 3 since 2022.
DRC Ebola outbreak deadliest in country's history
At least 2,325 people have died in the DRC Ebola outbreak, surpassing the 2018-20 toll, with 4,945 confirmed cases and 101 new cases in 24 hours.
Surrogacy Helped My Sister and Friends: A Personal View
Hazel Davis, a surrogate and trustee, shares her story, highlighting legal challenges and the lack of evidence of harm in surrogacy.
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