Summarize this content to 1000 words FAMILY HANDOUTNicole, who has severe ME, is looked after by her daughter Maeve Boothby-O'Neill's final days were harrowing. The 27-year-old was confined to bed all day, unable to chew food and no longer able to sit up - she was severely ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME, and as a consequence severely malnourished.Her death has prompted warnings from a coroner that other people could
Summarize this content to 1000 words Sally Magnusson Sally Magnusson has already written a book about how her family coped with her mother's dementiaThere can’t be many people who spend years raging and grieving over the decline of a parent from dementia without wondering if it awaits them too.I’m one.My mother died of this vicious brain condition in 2012. And hardly a day has passed since when that question hasn’t
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCElaine Fraser recognised the symptoms of anaphylactic shock thanks to training by the school where she works When teacher Elaine Fraser collapsed at home after drinking a ginger beer, she had no idea she had an allergy.“It escalated unbelievably quickly,” Elaine recalls. “My chest was concave trying to pull in breath.”The 53-year-old began to recognise the symptoms of anaphylactic shock, as staff at her
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesIntensive-care units came under severe strain during Covid, the inquiry has heard (stock photo)At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket "do-not-resuscitate" order for sick patients in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard.It would mean individuals were considered ineligible for potentially lifesaving CPR, solely on the basis of age or disability, without being individually assessed.Former Resuscitation Council UK president Prof
Summarize this content to 1000 words UK pharmaceutical giant GSK says it will pay as much as $2.2bn (£1.68bn) to settle thousands of cases in US courts over claims that a discontinued version of its heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer.The firm announced that it had reached agreements with 10 law firms who represent around 80,000 claimants. The settlements account for 93% of all cases.GSK will also pay $70m to resolve
Summarize this content to 1000 words Comedian Miranda Hart has revealed her struggle with chronic fatigue after being diagnosed with Lyme disease.In her new book, I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, Hart provides a frank account of the past 10 years, including the challenges posed by ill health.The star's autobiography also offers a rare insight into Hart's private life, with the revelation she married at the age of 51.Hart,
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCDorothy Masasa is one of the thousands of women diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in MalawiDorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back.Just six months ago the 39-year-old, originally from southern Malawi's Thyolo district, was in Kenya for life-saving radiotherapy.Malawi has only recently received its first such machines, so other women with
Summarize this content to 1000 words Imogen TurnbowImogen Turnbow is one of two women who have complained medical staff did not support them enough when they were spikedTwo victims of spiking have criticised how medical staff handled their cases, saying they felt "blamed" for what happened and were refused tests. Imogen Turnbow and Saraya Haddad, both former students in Brighton, said they were denied drug tests at A&E, discouraged from
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBC NewsAlex Green in now in remission from his cancerAlex Green is clear - without immunotherapy, he would have died in 2019.His advanced melanoma skin cancer was only stopped by the revolutionary treatment that recruits the body's own immune system to fight the disease.But unfortunately at the moment the majority of people with cancer see no benefit from immunotherapy.Many suffer a relapse or experience
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBC NewsNafsika, a teacher at the school, has been trained to carry out the hearing checksChildren and young people in England with special educational needs, including severe autism, are to be offered NHS eyesight, dental and ear checks in their schools from next year.Students with learning disabilities can struggle to say when they experience problems, meaning important diagnoses may be missed.Bringing checks to them,
