[ad_1] Getty ImagesA skin rash is a common symptom of measles, and appears after a few days of cold-like symptomsThere have been 11 cases of measles recorded in Northern Ireland in the past 6 months.In the Republic of Ireland 68 cases were logged within the same time frame.Measles is highly infectious and is caused by a virus that can easily spread between unvaccinated people.In February, Northern Ireland reported its first
[ad_1] In September 2023, Simon Boas was diagnosed with throat cancer. Aged just 46, he was told the disease was terminal, and that it would ultimately take his life. Over the following year, he knitted together his reflections on life into a book - A Beginner's Guide to Dying. The book is set to hit the shelves in October. It will be a posthumous publication.In what he expects to be
[ad_1] 1 day agoBy Louise Parry, BBC News, EssexGetty ImagesBBL surgery has the highest death rate of all cosmetic procedures, according to the NHSA council is investigating after people ended up in hospital following Brazilian butt lift procedures.Brentwood Borough Council in Essex wants to hear from anyone in the area who has had the non-surgical work done.The procedure - also known as BBL or Liquid BBL - which uses a hyaluronic acid
[ad_1] Getty ImagesHello there election enthusiasts!I love the idea of a full night of election drama - sitting up in front of the television, the BBC News live page updating on my laptop, slowly converting a mountain of snacks into a wasteland of empty wrappers and mainlining unseemly quantities of tea. But we’re fighting biology here, fellow election-night crew.So I’ve been chatting to sleep experts to come up with the
[ad_1] Getty ImagesPeople prescribed semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, to lose weight, may have a higher risk of developing a serious but rare eye condition, a study suggests.Analysing 17,000 patients over six years, US researchers found those taking the drug for type 2 diabetes were four times more likely to be diagnosed with the condition than patients not on the drug.Among those taking it for obesity, the risk of
[ad_1] 3 hours agoBy Sophie Law, Charlotte Andrews & Marcus White, BBC NewsPA MediaHamish had neuroblastoma and was given three months to live A mother has admitted giving her terminally ill seven-year-old son a large dose of morphine to stop his suffering and "quietly end his life".Antonya Cooper, from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, said her son Hamish had stage 4 cancer and was in “a lot of pain” before his death in 1981.Now facing
[ad_1] The US government has given $176 million to Moderna to develop an mRNA-based pandemic influenza vaccine that would work against bird flu. It says it wants to be "better prepared" for future public health crises, having learned lessons from Covid. Bird flu is not a big threat to people, despite outbreaks in poultry and cattle. But experts want a working vaccine that could be quickly rolled out, just in
[ad_1] 9 hours agoBy Hannah Ritchie, BBC News, SydneyHeidi MetcalfA recent government survey found that two thirds of women, like Heidi Metcalf, have encountered gender bias or discrimination in Australian healthcareThere’s a memory, or more specifically a moment, that came to define Heidi Metcalf’s second birth.It wasn’t saying goodbye to her husband and newborn before being wheeled into an operating theatre, or the heart attack she thought she was having as she
[ad_1] 7 hours agoBy Nikki Fox & Laura Devlin, BBC News, BedfordshireFamily handout Amelia Butlin took her own life in her first year at universityThe family and friends of a student who took her own life have called on the next government to prioritise mental health support for young people in schools, colleges and universities.Amelia Butlin, 19, from Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, was a bubbly, outgoing and popular teenager who was in her
[ad_1] 30 minutes agoBy Michelle Roberts, Digital health editorEddie's familyEddie was treated for his cancer at Great Ormond Street Hospital in LondonChildren with cancer are getting better treatment thanks to a genetic test the NHS has been offering, say experts. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) checks the entire DNA code of the tumour to identify each cancer-causing mutation. That information helps doctors quickly decide what medicines will work best. It can also give
