A Welsh father-of-six was diagnosed with an incurable cancerous brain tumour during lockdown, but medics are unable to tell him how long he has left amid coronavirus concerns. Gareth Harris, 51, was diagnosed with an aggressive and fast-growing tumour last month. But Gareth, from Carmarthenshire, said doctors have not been able to biopsy the tumour … Read more
Barclays’ staff in Canary Wharf ordered to self-isolate after colleague is diagnosed with coronavirus By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 March 2020 A worker at Barclays’ Canary Wharf office has been diagnosed with coronavirus. The employee was based on the ninth … Read more
Media coverage of poor health is littered with defiant military metaphors. Individual battles are fought against illness; wars are launched against diseases; medicines are weaponised and locked on target. ‘We are undefeatable,’ declares one TV advert for a campaign run by the charity Activity Alliance. Use of martial language is particularly common in the coronavirus … Read more
‘We’ve got a lot of family issues right now’: Robbie Williams reveals his father Pete has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as the pair are separated due to lockdown By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 23:22 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 23:22 BST, 22 May 2020 Robbie Williams has revealed his father Pete has … Read more
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has told President Vladimir Putin that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, and has temporarily stepped back from his work as he begins a period of self isolation. Speaking during a televised meeting, Mishustin recommended to Putin that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov should become the acting Prime Minister for the … Read more
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has told President Vladimir Putin that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, and has temporarily stepped back from his work as he begins self isolating. Speaking during a televised meeting, Mishustin recommended that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov should become the acting Prime Minister for the duration of his absence, a … Read more
Eight children have been diagnosed with cancer at the same elementary school – prompting parents’ fears that a cell phone tower could be to blame. The affected students at Weston Elementary School in Ripon are all under the age of 10, each with different types of cancer: brain, kidney, liver and lymphoma. There is scant … Read more
Just four new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Australia over a 24-hour period, with the country appearing on track to defeat the deadly disease within weeks. Australia’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis is quickly becoming the envy of the world as the infection rate continues to drop – known as flattening the curve. As … Read more
In November 2018, Ashley Huffman was shocked to discover she had cancer in her left breast at age 32. She decided to undergo genetic testing shortly thereafter and learned she had a mutation that gave her a 70 percent risk of developing the disease. Doctors recommended that her twin sister, Danielle Jones, undergo the same … Read more
The family of a ‘miracle baby’ currently on an oxygen machine as she battles coronavirus told of their despair over people who are still not taking the outbreak seriously. Erin Bates, aged just six months, was born weighing only 5lbs 4oz and with a heart condition which required open heart surgery. She has also battled … Read more