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Newborn baby dies from SYPHILIS in Britain 'for the first time in decades'
Newborn baby dies from SYPHILIS in Britain ‘for the first time in decades’ as cases rise by 20% in a year Cases of the sexually transmitted infection are at their highest since the 1940s Growing numbers of women are passing it on to their babies during pregnancy This is the ‘first time in decades’ it… Read More »
Carter Cookson: Baby who needed new heart dies
A three-week-old baby who was in desperate need of a heart transplant has died, his parents have said. Carter Cookson, who was born prematurely on Boxing Day with heart problems, had suffered three cardiac arrests and was on a life-support machine. His parents Sarah and Chris Cookson had been running a social media appeal to… Read More »
Cervical cancer screening campaigner Natasha Sale dies aged 31
A mum who campaigned to lower the cervical screening age from 25 to 18 has died of cancer aged 31. Natasha Sale, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016, launched an online petition in August. The mum of four, from Newton Abbot, Devon, achieved more than 78,000 signatures before her death. Her supporters are… Read More »
Eighth child dies at New Jersey center hit by viral outbreak
(Reuters) – An eighth child has died at a New Jersey rehabilitation center where 23 people have been infected in a deadly viral outbreak, state health officials said on Friday. The outbreak of adenovirus at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, New Jersey, was first reported by the New Jersey Department of… Read More »