Motor neurone disease: Sufferers describe wait to get diagnosed
Two MND sufferers tell the BBC how the debilitating neurological condition is hard to diagnose. Source link
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Number of hay-fever sufferers seeking NHS advice triples
The NHS website’s hay-fever advice pages received one visit every three seconds on Sunday. Source link
Laser brain therapy offers hope to epilepsy sufferers in England
“By replacing invasive neurosurgery with a cutting-edge laser therapy, allowing clinicians to better target the parts of the brain causing the epilepsy, we not only dramatically reduce risks to these patients, but drastically reduce their recovery time both in and out of hospital,” he said. Source link
Singing lessons help long Covid sufferers breathe
Mum of two, Sheeba, is one of the early participants of a joint venture between English National Opera and Imperial College London to help those feeling the effects of long Covid. With great results, the pilot programme is now being extended to another 1,000 long Covid patients. The BBC’s David Sillito, a self proclaimed non-singer, … Read more
What my ME could teach long Covid sufferers
While both ME and long Covid, or post-Covid syndrome, are long-term illnesses, they aren’t the same thing. But, there are ways in which our knowledge of ME has helped experts treat long Covid. It’s also helped those with the illness understand what they’re going through. Evan was diagnosed with ME in 2017, and she believes … Read more