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Deadly tick-borne virus ‘likely’ to be in UK after first case detected

Tick-borne encephalitis is “likely” to be present in the UK, health officials have said, after the first domestically acquired case of the virus was confirmed in Yorkshire. The assessment, published by a joint UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and ...

05 Apr 2023 at 08:43

Health & Wellbeing

How to protect yourself from the new rare tick-borne disease

A virus carried by ticks has been found in the UK, and health experts are warning that people need to protect themselves from being bitten. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says the species of tick which carry tick-borne encephalitis virus ...

05 Apr 2023 at 15:39

Health

British mum gives birth in coma after ‘brain on fire’ disease made her suddenly start speaking with an American accent

A seemingly healthy mother from Yorkshire who suddenly started speaking with an American accent was forced to give birth while in a coma, weeks after she was diagnosed with a rare condition dubbed “brain on fire”, which has completely changed ...

07 Nov 2023 at 07:00

I will never forgive medics after daughter took her own life, says mother

The mother of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life after she was sectioned has said she will never forgive the doctors who failed to spot she had an underlying brain disorder. Chloe Hayes criticised a “failure to provide appropriate care ...

27 Nov 2025 at 18:21

Family

‘Heartbroken’ couple who lost son, 8, to brain condition only received diagnosis months after his death

A couple who lost their eight-year-old son to a brain condition but only received confirmation of the diagnosis months after his death from a post-mortem report are urging doctors and parents to educate themselves on the symptoms of ...

22 Feb 2024 at 06:30

Health

Pet cat’s miaows save special constable from permanent injury or death by alerting her mum as she lay convulsing on bed with dangerously inflamed brain

A special constable owes her life to her pet cat whose persistent miaows alerted her mum as she lay convulsing on her bed with a dangerously inflamed brain – moments from permanent injury or death. Tiff Evans, 24, was admitted to ...

08 Feb 2022 at 08:25

Health

Rugby-playing mum who feared she would die every night after agonising headaches caused by a brain bug led to PTSD lands dream female coaching job

A “fit and healthy” rugby-playing mum whose agonising headaches were caused by a brain bug that left her in a coma fighting for her life has bravely battled severe PTSD – fearing every night she was going to die – to make an ...

04 Feb 2022 at 08:25

Family

‘Chickenpox destroyed my son’s childhood – parents should think twice before deciding not to vaccinate their children’

A mother whose son’s childhood has been “destroyed” after he contracted chickenpox twice and consequently suffered a brain injury, leading to “lifelong disabilities”, is urging parents to think twice before deciding not to ...

08 May 2024 at 06:30

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