5 d. ago Family of woman who carried baby while brain dead give heartbreaking update on child

‘It's not getting any better day by day,’ Adriana Smith’s mother said of her grief in a recent interview

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5 d. ago Shane Christie, rugby concussion campaigner who wanted to donate his brain, found dead at 39

New Zealander suffered multiple concussionsPolice called to his Nelson home on Wednesday morningShane Christie, the former Māori All Blacks player who had wanted his brain to be studied after suffering from the effects of multiple concussions, has died aged 39.The New Zealand rugby player had campaigned for greater awareness in rugby of the impact of repeated blows to the head. After retiring from the game in 2017, Christie reportedly suffered from headaches, memory lapses, speech problems, depression and mood swings consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rugby player Shane Christie, who called for study of concussion, dies at age 39

Shane Christie suspected he was suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

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5 d. ago Footy star Shane Christie dies of suspected suicide aged just 39 after suffering shocking health problems from a string of concussions

Shane Christie became an advocate for footy players who suffer the after effects of head knocks as he documented his own struggles on social media.

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6 d. ago Pregnant girl, 17, left brain dead after road rage attack is kept on life support to deliver her baby

Katelynn Strate, 17,  was attacked on Sunday morning as she and her boyfriend were driving to his mother's house in Louisiana.

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7 d. ago Surgeons transplant pig lung into brain dead human recipient for first time

Genetically modified lung functioned for nine days, in latest development in xenotransplantation aimed at solving organ shortage crisisSurgeons have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain dead human recipient for the first time and found it functioned for nine days, researchers have revealed.The work is the latest development in a technique called xenotransplantation that is aimed at solving the organ shortage crisis: according to the World Health Organization, only up to 10% of the global need for such transplants is being met. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mum found dead in Travelodge 'discharged by hospital after docs damaged brain'

The mother was found dead at a Travelodge in London's Crystal Palace after years of mental health treatments and a number of different trial-by-error medication spells

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3 w. ago Tributes to The Walking Dead star Kelley Mack after battle with rare brain cancer

Kelley Mack, who starred in the hit zombie series, was diagnosed with a rare cancer in September

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4 w. ago James Whale dead aged 74: Broadcaster passes away following kidney, spine and brain cancer battle

The beloved radio presenter was first diagnosed in 2000, and doctors predicted he had three months to live before he underwent surgery to remove one of his kidneys.

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