YOUR child’s off their food, a bit irritable, eyes red in bright light. It’s easy to chalk it up to yet another bug. But these could be the quiet beginnings of measles – a virus that travels quickly and hits hard. Sign up for The Irish Sun newsletter Thank you! Measles affected 22 people in … Read more
FIVE-year-old Bonnie Spence has been given less than a year to live after doctors mistook her deadly cancer as a ‘broken arm’. “Not in our wildest nightmares would we have thought we’d be in this position,” her dad Iain, 41, said. 7 Bonnie was in excruciating pain because of a lump on her armCredit: SWNS … Read more
THE first doctor Jac Sexon saw initially diagnosed his headaches as an ear infection following a recent bout of glandular fever. Just a few months later, they realised the 19-year-old in fact had a rare and aggressive brain tumour. 4 Jac Sexton died after a suspected ear infection turned out to be an aggressive brain … Read more
CASES of a mystery disease which has killed over 50 people and left hundreds sick in the Congo could rise and spread to the UK, an expert has warned. The outbreaks in two distant villages in Congo‘s Equateur province began on January 21 and include 419 cases and 53 deaths. 4 A health worker works … Read more
A SPORTY nine-year-old described as the “epitome of health” received a shock diagnosis after suffering a “massive” nosebleed. Sammy Balmforth, from Biddulph, Staffordshire, was “born with a rugby ball in his hand” and has been kickboxing since he was four. 9 Sammy Balmforth, 9, was sporty and the ‘epitome of health’Credit: PA 9 But he … Read more
THE HEALTH officials have issued advice over a “life-threatening” condition that requires medical attention quickly as they urges everyone to know the signs. The HSE has launched a campaign to spread awareness of sepsis, also known as a silent killer. 2 Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that one in five people die from itCredit: Alamy … Read more
A TRAGIC young dad-to-be whose girlfriend and newborn baby died just hours apart has spoken for the first time about his heartbreak. Grief stricken Daniel Darbyshire, 20, said: “At the moment, I’m just lost. I’m pretty much lost and heartbroken.” 7 Mellodie-Ocean Jarman and Daniel DarbyshireCredit: SWNS 7 Pregnant Mellodie-Ocean died after feeling faintCredit: SWNS … Read more
SEEING her daughter dragged kicking and screaming from the family home, Donna feared she’d lost 13-year-old Maddie* forever. The schoolgirl was fighting a losing battle with anorexia and, by the time she was sectioned in July 2022, she was surviving on two sips of water a day. Painfully thin, Maddie refused even to shower, fearing … Read more
THE parents of a boy who died of sepsis after doctors told them to give him Calpol have received an apology and compensation. Daniel Klosi, four, was repeatedly sent away from hospital despite his family’s desperate pleas for blood tests. 5 The parents of Daniel Klosi, a boy who died of sepsis after doctors told … Read more
THE NHS has issued a “stay home” warning as cases of norovirus surge – and alerted Brits that a common protection won’t work. The contagious stomach bug spreads easily through close contact and eating food prepared by infected people – a stomach-turning prospect as families gathered together for Christmas festivities. 3 Health chiefs warned people … Read more