24 h. ago Woman, 23, who died after refusing chemotherapy ‘adversely influenced’ by mother

Paloma Shemiran turned down cancer treatment and instead followed an “alternative treatment programme” led by her mother, prominent online conspiracy theorist Kate “Kay” Shemirani

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29 h. ago UK woman who refused cancer drugs was influenced by mother, inquest finds

Paloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma despite doctors’ concernsA woman who died after refusing chemotherapy doctors believed would have given her a strong chance of recovery was “adversely influenced” by her conspiracy theorist mother, a coroner has said.Paloma Shemirani died aged 23 in July 2024 after refusing conventional treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. On Thursday, the coroner in her inquest said the influence of her parents, Kay and Faramarz Shemirani, “more than minimally” contributed to her death. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Woman who died after refusing chemotherapy ‘adversely influenced’ by mother

Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed on July 19 last year and was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital where she died five days later.

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31 h. ago Conspiracy theorist mother ‘influenced’ daughter to reject chemotherapy after she was diagnosed with cancer

Kate Shemirani’s conduct of care towards her daughter Paloma has been described as ‘incomprehensible’ by a coroner

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63 h. ago UK accused of ‘stark injustice’ as woman from Montserrat refused free NHS care

Cherry Brown, 69, a British overseas territory citizen, was left sleeping rough after being sent to England for treatmentThe UK has been accused of a “stark injustice” for failing to provide health services and humanitarian support to citizens of British overseas territories after a woman from the Caribbean island of Montserrat was refused free NHS care and left homeless.Council officials found Cherry Brown, 69, sleeping rough in a park in Swanley, Kent, in April. Brown had been funded by the Montserratian government – whose budget is largely subsidised by the UK – to travel to England to receive treatment from the NHS that was not available at home. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The 5p drug that could stop breast cancer returning by wiping out deadly 'sleeper cells' that lurk in the body after treatment

A drug that costs 5p per tablet and is already widely used to treat malaria may also cut the chances of breast cancer recurring.

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6 d. ago Calls for change after Qantas refuses to fly British woman with mobility scooter due to its battery

As airlines toughen rules around lithium batteries due to fire danger, disability advocates want clearer accessibility standards and more consistency between carriersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDr Jurai Darongkamas has travelled all over the world with her mobility scooter and says she never had a problem until she booked a flight with Qantas earlier this year.The 60-year-old clinical psychologist, who lives in the UK city of Birmingham, flew to Sydney on Thai Airways without issue but was not allowed to board her connecting Qantas flight to her holiday destination in New Zealand. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The Golden Bachelor star Mel Owens confronted about controversial comments in season two premiere

Retired NFL linebacker faced backlash ahead of premiere for saying he would refuse to date a woman over 60

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8 d. ago The enduring curse of Baywatch: How show's genetically blessed stars have battled cancer, drug abuse, sexual harassment claims and mental health issues

We all remember those opening credits, the crowded California beaches packed with perma-tanned bodies and those raspy vocals as the Jimi Jamison launched into I'm Always Here.

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1 week ago Trump claims leucovorin could treat autism. Here’s what the science says

The drug, a form of folic acid, is most often used in cancer treatment

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2 w. ago 'My neighbour stole my parcel and what she did with it floored me'

A woman was left gobsmacked when her neighbour pinched her parcel and refused to give it back. And she couldn't believe what her neighbour did with it instead of returning it

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2 w. ago Bjorn Bjorg's lost decade: Tennis star reveals how he turned to drugs after his sport career, almost died of cardiac arrest and now has cancer

Tennis icon Bjorn Borg has opened up on his cancer diagnosis, startling drug use and near-death collapse. He is releasing a bombshell memoir - 'Heartbeats'.

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2 w. ago Common drug found to dramatically cut odds of gut cancer return

Findings could have global significance and influence treatment guidelines, researchers say

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2 w. ago Elite swimmer Archie Goodburn, 24, who vowed to keep fighting after being diagnosed with incurable brain cancer is given 'new hope' with breakthrough drug

Elite Scottish swimmer, Archie Goodburn, 24, whose Olympic dreams were quashed by incurable brain tumours has been given a 'new hope' thanks to a breakthrough drug. 

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2 w. ago The lifesaving drug that can help men with aggressive prostate cancer

When Giles Turner, 65, was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, he did his research and learned that his best chance was with a drug called abiraterone.

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3 w. ago Woman helped mum with crying son then 'snatched him and claimed 'he's mine'

A mother and her young son were allegedly subjected to a frightening ordeal at an airport check-in after another woman snatched the child and refused to give him back, insisting that, 'God told her to do it'

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3 w. ago Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert reveals she planned to murder lesbian lover who she injected with drugs as she died from cancer

Fans of Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert could be forgiven for assuming her life after publishing the best-seller which spent 57 weeks at the top of the bestseller list has been pretty peachy.

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4 w. ago British boy Oliver Pugh's 'kidnapper' Russian influencer mother breaks her silence after 'taking three

Relationship influencer Anastasiia Chikina, 32, took to Instagram with a cryptic post weeks after little Oliver Pugh, three, who is British born with a British father, disappeared on July 4.

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4 w. ago Woman's face is plastered across lavish NYC neighborhood for refusing to pick up dog's poop

Rogue posters have appeared in the ritzy Big Apple neighborhood, blasting the unnamed woman who walked with a pup by her side.

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last month British woman who 'grabbed crying boy, 4, from mother and refused to let go' at US airport arrested

A witness said she saw a woman ‘strongly gripping’ the little boy at Miami International Airport

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