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What are the warning signs for a stroke?

Strokes can affect people of all ages, so it is important to be aware of the symptoms which are often missed. To mark World Stroke Day, on Tuesday October 29 this year, we have spoken to some experts who have explained what causes strokes, and have ...

29 Oct 2024 at 11:31

Health

Fit young man, 27, whose legs suddenly felt ‘weak and wobbly’ now paralysed after surgery on rare spine abnormality

A fit young man who suddenly noticed his legs felt “weak” and “wobbly” has been left paralysed from the waist down after having surgery for a rare spinal abnormality. Matt Partington, 27, who lived in Crystal Palace, south London, and has now ...

30 Dec 2024 at 06:30

Health

Stroke victim who started speaking with Italian accent after losing speech for three months feels she has lost her identity

A stroke victim who started speaking with an Italian accent after initially losing her speech for three months has said it feels like someone is “impersonating” her. Althia Bryden, 58, a medically retired customer service advisor who lives ...

20 Dec 2024 at 06:46

Doctor’s comment about head size led to one in a million diagnosis for baby boy

A baby boy was diagnosed with a one in a million condition after a doctor commented on the size of his head during an appointment for an unrelated issue. Conor O’Rourke, now three, was treated for vein of galen malformation (VOGM) with a ...

08 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Health

Woman’s kidney stones turn out to be blood clot and she now has chronic pain and mobility issues due to diagnosis delay

A young woman whose huge blood clot was initially thought to be kidney stones has said the delay in diagnosis has left her with severe chronic pain and mobility issues. Caitland Wright, 26, a care worker from Birmingham, started feeling ...

11 Jun 2025 at 13:10

Eddie Howe in hospital – how serious can pneumonia be?

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe will miss the club’s next two games after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia. Howe thanked fans for the messages of support he has received, saying they “meant a lot”, and paid tribute to the ...

14 Apr 2025 at 20:12

Family

‘Our twins were diagnosed with the same one-in-a-million condition eight years apart – doctors didn’t know what it was’

The parents of identical twins diagnosed with the same “one-in-a-million” condition eight years apart have said doctors “didn’t know what it was” at first. Wendy Watkins and her husband Chris Watkins, from Cottingham, East Yorkshire, ...

11 Sept 2025 at 06:30

Health

Woman, 27, bedridden for two years by Lyme disease urges others to ‘educate yourself’ as she faces uncertain future

A 27-year-old who has been bedridden for two years after being diagnosed with Lyme disease urged others to “educate yourself” on tick-borne illnesses, as she now faces an uncertain future. It is thought Maia Pavey, from Erith, ...

02 Oct 2025 at 06:30

Health

Mum fundraises to keep family afloat as daughter with smooth brain has up to 500 seizures a day and husband has urgent heart surgery

A mum whose daughter has a smooth brain and suffers up to 500 seizures a day, and whose self-employed husband has had urgent heart surgery, says she is forced to fundraise to keep her family afloat. Alexandra Bufton, 37, from ...

22 Jan 2026 at 06:30

Health

Paralysed ex-professional dancer reclaims stage thanks to technology translating her brainwaves into dance moves

An ex-professional dancer who became “70% paralysed” has reclaimed the stage and says she feels “alive again” after using technology that translates her brainwaves into dance movements. Breanna Olson, a 46-year-old single ...

13 Jan 2026 at 06:30

Family

‘Our daughter has a rare one-in-100,000 condition and nearly died twice – celebrating her third birthday was monumental’

A couple whose daughter has a rare one-in-100,000 condition and nearly died twice after contracting a common respiratory virus has said celebrating her third birthday this year felt “monumental”. Kate Anderson, 32, a ...

02 Apr 2026 at 06:30

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