Deadly opioids smuggled into UK in dog food, BBC learns
Powerful synthetic drugs linked to dozens of deaths are being sent to the UK from China, BBC finds. Source link
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Spinal injuries: Paralysed motorcyclist learns to walk again
After being paralysed in a motorbike accident, Harold, 79, was determined to defy medical opinion. Source link
Boy with cerebral palsy learns to walk
A five-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy has learned to walk after a life-changing operation and months of physiotherapy. The part of Joey’s brain that controlled muscle tone and movement was damaged, meaning he couldn’t sit, stand or walk. He underwent a neurosurgical procedure, which destroyed the problematic nerve roots in his spinal cord that … Read more
Nurse learns sign language to help deaf patients
A nurse from Staffordshire is learning British Sign Language (BSL) to improve the service she provides for deaf patients. Dawn Bebbington’s new skill is being put to good use at County Hospital in Stafford. She took up learning sign language after she treated a deaf patient during a shift on the chemotherapy ward last year. … Read more