Leigh Boobyer,BBC Walesand John Maguire,Swansea Family handout Kyle Sieniawski, 14, is believed to be the youngest person in the UK to have died with motor neurone disease The family of a teenage boy who died after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) has warned the rare, degenerative condition can hit “anybody at any age, … Read more
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter sydney brown Sydney Brown says she and her friends will do “whatever it takes” to look their best and feel confident It was Sydney Brown’s mother who first noticed her frown line. A couple of years ago, the pair were video calling when her mum pointed out a crease … Read more
A 6.05-acre parcel of agricultural land gifted by an elderly man from Paidichinthalapalli in Dharmaram mandal of Peddapalli district to his son was revoked after the latter allegedly failed to take care of him. A decision to this effect was taken by the Revenue department on Thursday as per the provisions of the Maintenance and … Read more
SC says this is not a case of passive euthanasia, as the patient, comatose after a multi-storey fall, is not dependent on any external device for life support. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant an aged couple’s plea to allow “passive euthanasia” for their 30-year-old son, who … Read more
Charlie Jones/BBC Chloe Ward became homeless after years of drinking but has now turned her life around A third of 11-year-olds in England have drunk alcohol, a recent study by the World Health Organization found. Chloe Ward had her first drink at that age and alcohol dominated her life for the next decade. She was … Read more
1 hour ago By Michelle Roberts, Digital health editor AFP The Japanese scientist whose pioneering work led to the creation of statins, the life-saving drugs used by millions, has died at the age of 90. Akira Endo’s pivotal work has been likened to the discovery of penicillin. The biochemist is said to have been inspired by Alexander … Read more
The US hospital which carried out the operation said Rick Slayman’s death was not a result of the transplant. Source link
Cori Broadcast says she “started breaking down crying” after being told she had had a stroke at 24. Source link
The use of human embryonic material was controversial and so research into so-called therapeutic cloning was banned in many countries, including several states in the US. But years after the birth of Dolly, Japanese researchers built on Prof Wilmut’s work and found a way of creating cells that behaved in the same way as embryonic … Read more
“Nowadays a section of youngsters is failing to look after the aged and ailing parents, and the number is swelling. This is not a happy development,” the High Court of Karnataka has observed while rejecting a petition filed by two persons, who challenged a direction given to them by a tribunal to pay monthly maintenance … Read more