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Woman died from malnutrition due to ME, coroner finds

A young woman died from malnutrition due to having severe chronic fatigue syndrome, a coroner has concluded. Deborah Archer, the assistant coroner for Exeter, Plymouth, South Devon and Torbay, said Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had died from natural ...

09 Aug 2024 at 17:46

‘No care pathways’ for severe chronic fatigue syndrome, inquest told

There are no current plans to address a nationwide deficiency in the provision of specialist hospital units and beds for patients with severe chronic fatigue syndrome, a senior doctor told an inquest. Dr Anthony Hemsley said he believed NHS ...

27 Sept 2024 at 15:30

GP calls for better funding of research into ME, inquest hears

There needs to be better funding of the research into people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, the GP treating a young woman with the condition told her inquest. Dr Lucy Shenton said doctors needed more help to treat patients with ...

02 Aug 2024 at 14:33

Father of ME sufferer calls for ‘radical’ reform in the treatment of the illness

The father of a young woman who died from malnutrition due to having severe chronic fatigue syndrome has called for a “radical” change in the treatment of the disease and said his daughter fell through a “huge hole” in the NHS. Sean ...

09 Aug 2024 at 19:45

Doctors did ‘very best’ for young woman suffering with ME, inquest hears

Doctors treating a young woman suffering from severe chronic fatigue syndrome did all they could to save her life, an inquest heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, died at home in Exeter in October 2021 having suffered with myalgic ...

25 Jul 2024 at 16:31

Inquest told of shortage of specialist beds for ME patients

There is a severe shortage of specialist hospital wards to treat patients with chronic fatigue syndrome as well as a lack of research into the disease, an inquest into the death of a sufferer has heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, ...

23 Jul 2024 at 15:56

Doctor asked ME sufferer to remain in hospital, inquest hears

A senior doctor pleaded with a young woman suffering from severe chronic fatigue syndrome to remain in hospital rather than go home, an inquest heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had suffered with myalgic encephalomyelitis ...

26 Jul 2024 at 15:37

Doctors held ‘outdated’ views about ME, inquest into sufferer’s death hears

A hospital treating a young woman suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome was warned a month before she died about the “dogma” and “outdated” views some doctors held about the debilitating condition, an inquest heard. Dr ...

24 Jul 2024 at 17:12

Chronic ME sufferer knew she would starve to death, inquest hears

A woman suffering from severe chronic fatigue syndrome knew she was going to starve to death, an inquest has heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had suffered with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) for a decade and was being ...

01 Aug 2024 at 16:20

Urgent warning issued as girl, 16, dies after taking mystery drug at nightclub

A 16-year-old girl has died after taking a mystery drug at a Devon nightclub, police said. Officers said a boy of the same age has been arrested on suspicion of supplying the unknown substance – thought to be a class ...

03 Dec 2022 at 15:36

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‘I hate my saggy 40K-cup breasts – the NHS has refused surgery at least 20 times, I’m desperate to have my freedom back’

A mother who “hates” the way she looks with her “heavy and saggy” size 40K-cup breasts is “desperately” fundraising for surgery after claiming the NHS turned her down at least 20 times. Joanna Brice, 52, who lives ...

31 Mar 2026 at 06:30

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