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Adding extra salt to food leads to higher risk of early death, UK-American study finds

People who add extra salt to their food at the table are at higher risk of dying early from any cause, according to a UK-American study. The research, involving more than 500,000 people, found that those who always add salt to their food have a 28% ...

11 Jul 2022 at 15:33

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Western Trust Human Milk Bank appeal for more donor mums with help from Amanda and baby Eliza

Baby Eliza Henry, who was born prematurely at 24 weeks in February 2022, and her mum are backing the Western Trust Human Milk Bank donor appeal. The Western Trust’s Human Milk Bank service is appealing for more donor mums to come forward and help ...

11 Nov 2022 at 17:33

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Longford family grateful for exceptional care their twins received at National Maternity Hospital Foundation

The National Maternity Hospital Foundation, in partnership with Bepanthen Nappy Care Ointment, marked World Prematurity Day with a special event welcoming families of children who were born prematurely at the hospital. Each year, over 4,500 ...

18 Nov 2024 at 20:33

National News

Adding extra salt to food leads to higher risk of early death, UK-American study finds

17 Jul 2022 at 10:33

Adding salt to food at the table ‘increases risk of early death’

People who add extra salt to their food at the table are at higher risk of dying early from any cause, according to a study. The research, involving more than 500,000 people, found that those who always add salt to their food have a 28% ...

09 Jul 2022 at 11:55

Premature births dropped by 3-4% in first four months of lockdowns – study

The number of premature births around the world dropped by around 3-4% in the first four months of Covid-19 lockdowns, new research shows. An estimated 50,000 fewer premature babies – those born before 37 weeks – were born than ...

27 Feb 2023 at 16:00

Northern Ireland

Premature baby boy who beat the odds set for Christmas dinner at home

An odds-defying baby boy who weighed only 1lb 10oz at birth is set for his first taste of Christmas dinner after having a feeding tube removed just ahead of the festive season. Doctors feared Iarla Ace would not survive long ...

22 Dec 2024 at 18:24

Sight-saving drug to be offered to premature babies

Premature babies across England will be offered a sight-saving drug, the NHS has announced. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease that can occur among babies who are born early or those born with a low birth ...

04 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Father of premature baby praises ‘kindness of strangers’ who donated blood

A father whose premature baby needed blood transfusions has told how he has started donating blood in a bid to repay “the kindness of strangers” which helped save his daughter. Chris Watson, 32, spoke about the ...

07 Dec 2023 at 14:41

Scotland

Cost-of-living crisis could increase premature deaths in Scotland, says PHS

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on household finances could lead to more premature deaths, a report from Public Health Scotland (PHS) has said. The body released a study into the impact of the economic ...

06 Dec 2022 at 17:03

Oti Mabuse recalls ‘hell’ of watching her daughter in an incubator

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse has recalled the “hell” she went through watching her newborn daughter being kept in an neonatal incubator after she gave birth prematurely last year. The ...

26 Nov 2024 at 22:15

Deferred umbilical cord clamping reduces premature baby death risk – study

Waiting at least two minutes before clamping the umbilical cord of a premature baby may reduce the risk of death by at least a third, new research suggests. Delaying the clamping allows blood to flow from ...

14 Nov 2023 at 23:30

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