Richard Donaldson Richard Donaldson is recovering from treatment a man who is fighting prostate cancer have described how group fitness sessions have helped recovery and offered a “sense of belonging”. Richard Donaldson, 55, is among a group of 16 people who have completed a diverse health program at Aberdeen FC’s Pittodrie Stadium in recent weeks….
The first victims of the infected blood scam will receive final compensation payments this week, the government has said. Ten people have been offered settlements worth a total of more than £13 million, with thousands more applications to be processed from January. More than 30,000 people became infected with HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood…
NHS bosses say England’s hospitals are being hit by a “tidal wave” of flu and other winter viruses. Figures released by NHS England showed that there were an average of almost 1,900 beds occupied by flu patients last week – a 70% increase on the previous week. That’s three times more than last year, with…
Experts are warning that rates of bowel cancer are rising in young adults for no apparent reason. Although Cancer Research UK says the disease still affects older people more, the increase in people under 50 in many countries is worrying. England is one of the countries with the highest growth, increasing by an average of…
SWNS Thomas Plimmer was sacked from his job after having sex with multiple women at his GP surgery alert: This article contains text of a sexual nature A woman says a GP who was sacked after having sex with multiple women during his surgery attempted to strangle her during sex. The woman, who spoke on…
The rate of medical aid in dying – also known as euthanasia – has increased in Canada for the fifth consecutive year, albeit at a slower pace. The country released its fifth annual report since legalizing assisted death in 2016, which for the first time included data on the ethnicity of those seeking euthanasia. About…
Family Handout/PA Demi Agoglia died three days after cosmetic surgery A mother-of-three who died after having a Brazilian butt lift (BBL) procedure was subjected to “clearly barbaric medical practice” to which she gave no informed consent, a coroner has concluded. Demi Agoglia, from Salford, traveled to Turkey for the procedure in January after seeing social…
Luke Orton was playing in a rugby tournament in 2023 when his life changed forever Luke Orton was playing in a rugby tournament on the Isle of Wight in July 2023 when his life changed forever. “I went for the tackle and heard my neck crack,” he said. “It felt like eating a cracker or…
nottinghamshire police Waldo Caloocan was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia three years before the murders NHS England says the mental health trust that treated the killer who carried out the Nottingham attacks must attend monthly progress meetings to discuss improvements or face losing its licence. Waldo Caloocan received a hospital order after admitting to the murders…
family gift Declan Morrison’s father said the 26-year-old loved listening to birdsong at twilight The family of a man who died after repeatedly banging his head against a wall in a mental health unit have said there was no “safety net” for people who needed their son. Declan Morrison, 26, from Cambridge, was autistic, had…
