2 h. ago Teen, 19, died from ‘rare’ blood clot caused by taking contraceptive pill

A TEENAGER died from a blood clot caused by taking a contraceptive pill, an inquest ruled. Áine Rose Hurst, 19, was taken to hospital in March after collapsing. Doctors found the clot fatally swelled her brain. Áine had been taking the Femodette contraceptive pill since 2020. But last year, a nurse told her to stop...

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3 d. ago Over £11,000 raised in memory of beloved Hairmyres Hospital staff member

Joe Spiers, who worked at University Hospital Hairmyres in East Kilbride, sadly died in September due to a rare blood cancer.

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4 d. ago Key symptoms of bird flu to spot as first human dies from rare H5N5 strain

The patient was admitted to hospital with flu-like symptoms including high fever, respiratory distress, and confusion

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7 d. ago Washington man thought to be first to die from rare strain of bird flu

Health officials said they will monitor anyone who came in close contact with the man

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8 d. ago Bird flu: first ever death from rare H5N5 strain is recorded in US

The man in Washington state had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials saidA US man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said on Friday the risk to the public is low.The man in Washington state, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu strain called H5N5 after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Health. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Washington state man believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu

A Washington state man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials say the risk to the public is low

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1 week ago Tyke the Elephant's tragic city rampage after killing trainer and escaping circus

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Tyke was a 20-year-old African bush elephant being forced to perform with Circus International

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1 week ago Rampaging circus elephant killed trainer after breaking free in city

Tyke was a 20-year-old African bush elephant being forced to perform with Circus International at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, when the tragedy unfolded

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2 w. ago England cricket icon Andrew Strauss, 48, set to marry PR exec fiancée 18 years his junior in South Africa

The former England captain's new marriage comes seven years after his first wife Ruth McDonald died aged 46 following a battle with a rare form of lung cancer on December 29, 2018.

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3 w. ago World’s loneliest elephant died of rare disease after decade of isolation in zoo following death of only friend

AN AUTOPSY report has revealed the cause of death of the world's loneliest elephant - who lived in isolation for over two decades at an Indian zoo. The 29-year-old elephant, named Shankar, is said to have died in September from the encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV). EMCV is a rare rodent-borne virus that can infect a range...

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3 w. ago 'World's loneliest elephant' dies in isolation after battling fatal virus

A 29-year-old male African elephant known as the 'world's loneliest elephant' has died of a rodent-borne virus after spending much of his life in isolation in a zoo in Delhi, India, with campaigners fighting for his relocation to a wildlife sanctuary

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3 w. ago India’s loneliest elephant died of rare virus after decades of isolation in zoo

A month after African elephant’s death, autopsy report finds he had caught a rare rodent-borne virus

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3 w. ago African elephant dies of rare virus after years in isolation in Indian zoo

A month after African elephant’s death, autopsy report finds he had caught a rare rodent-borne virus

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