FAIR City star Bryan Murray has left the show as his health deteriorates due to Alzheimer’s disease. The actor’s wife Una Crawford O’Brien recently revealed that he now needs full-time care. 4 Bryan Murray was diagnosed with the disease six years agoCredit: Paul Sharp 4 Alzheimer’s leads to memory loss and confusionCredit: Alamy 4 There are … Read more
AN OUTBREAK of horrifying ‘rat fever’ has infected 3,700 people and killed 122 since the start of the year. Lassa fever – spread by infected rodents – is tearing through Nigeria, with health authorities issuing ‘stay at home’ warnings as the virus spreads through dozens of states. 6 There’s been a surge of Lassa fever … Read more
A MOTHER has revealed that she lost over four stone after using fat jabs for 22 weeks. Cassie Jane Evans, a mum from the UK, slimmed down from a size 24 to a size 18 thanks to Mounjaro, but experts and NHS medics warn about the dangers of taking such medications without a prescription. 4 … Read more
GETTING your body moving is a key way to keep dementia at bay. But lowering your risk of the brain-robbing disease might not take as much exercise as you’d think, new research reveals. 2 Lifting iron might help protect older people from dementiaCredit: Getty Weight training just twice a week helps protect older people from … Read more
FOR months, Gary Buesnel was back and forth to see doctors, complaining of stomach aches and pains. Yet repeatedly, medics told the 59-year-old he was “fine” – putting his symptoms down to a hernia, and gallstones. 11 Gary Buesnel, who died 10 weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, with his daughter LeahCredit: Supplied 11 … Read more
EVERY time Liz Holmes looks at Nero the dog, she’s reminded of her best friend and daughter. For laughter-loving yoga teacher Louise Adams adopted him from a rescue centre after getting the all-clear for ovarian cancer. 14 Liz Holmes and her daughter Louise, who died from ovarian cancerCredit: Liz holmes 14 Louise passed away aged … Read more
A MUM feared her baby would lose his toes after making a clothes washing error. She’s now urging other parents to make sure to wash baby sleepsuits inside out. 5 Danielle Beardsley was getting her twins ready for a visit by the health visitorCredit: Kennedy News 5 But she noticed her son’s toes were red … Read more
WATCHING her son doubled over in agony on the hospital bed, Hannah Amer begged doctors to act quickly to remove the metal balls that were burning through his bowel. And the 12-year-old, from Hertfordshire, was just two hours from death when he went under the knife, as surgeons battled to save his digestive system. 17 … Read more
KATIE Donnell was just 28 when she tragically passed away from a heart attack, which her mum believes was triggered by energy drinks. “I was shocked,” 63-year-old Lori Barranon from Florida, US, said. “I knew I hated [energy drinks] but I didn’t know they could be deadly.” 5 Fitness-mad Katie Donnell drank up to three energy … Read more
TUBERCULOSIS belongs in history books – but Ireland is still facing a big challenge to erradicate the illness completely. The contagious bug has been dubbed one of the most deadly infections in the world and it’s still very much present here. 2 Tuberculosis is known as one of the world’s deadliest diseasesCredit: Getty 2 Ireland’s … Read more