Fergus WalshMedical editor Chu family A three-year-old boy has astounded doctors with his progress after becoming the first person in the world with his devastating disease to receive a ground-breaking gene therapy. Oliver Chu has a rare, inherited condition called Hunter syndrome – or MPSII – which causes progressive damage to the body and brain. … Read more
Beth Cruse,West of England and James Diamond,West of England, Bath BBC William has Treacher Collins syndrome, which affects around one in 50,000 children The mum of a seven-year-old boy with a rare genetic condition says life-changing surgery means he is finally able to have his very first sleepover. William, from Bath in Somerset, has Treacher … Read more
Chace, 11, from Warwickshire, has been supported by Shine a Light, a childhood cancer charity. Source link
Tammy McDaid Tammy McDaid says she is hoping Tate can be accepted on to clinical trials which are only available outside the UK The mother of a four-year-old boy has said her “heart is broken” after he was diagnosed with a form of childhood dementia. Tammy McDaid, from Swansea, said her son Tate has Sanfilippo … Read more
A district hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna administered an expired RL (Ringer Lactate) bottle to an 11-year-old child during treatment. Moreover, even the bottle brought in as a replacement was found expired. The RL solution, which is directly injected into the veins, can have an immediate and serious impact on a patient’s body. Despite this, … Read more
Additional Director-General of Police H.M. Jayaram taken away by the police on Monday, June 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Senior IPS officer and Additional Director General of Police H.M. Jayaram has been placed under suspension by the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) a day after he was secured by Tiruvallur Police … Read more
When Amanda and Nick learnt their son had a life-limiting condition, they had no-one in the same situation to turn to. Jack is only 11 months old but is one of only 16 children in the world with a genetic condition that is so rare it doesn’t have a name. “We are going to outlive … Read more
A new online support group has been created to help gay and bisexual men across Wales. Jake Devline-Reed, who appeared on BBC Three programme I Kissed a Boy, has teamed up with the mental health hub Helpu to launch it. Jake, from Swansea, was bullied at school and said the group will be “really beneficial” … Read more
Family moments of birthday boy Vicky Kaushal Source link
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Shashi Sekhar Kashyap The body of a 7-year-old boy, with his hands and legs tied, was found in a millet field in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on Saturday (May 10, 2025), police said. The boy has been identified as Jeevan alias Bhola, from Khutipuri Jatan village and his body … Read more