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Scots mum with terminal cancer in last chance bid to get treatment abroad
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (420+ words) Michelle Gemmell, 39, from Bellshill, said she is facing "life or death" after being told by NHS doctors that there is nothing more they can do for her. A Scots mum with terminal cancer is desperately trying to raise money to…...
Hundreds of Scots parents rejected for additional support needs school requests
16+ hour, 29+ min ago (945+ words) Hundreds of pupils were enrolled in mainstream education after being rejected from local authority specialist facilities last year - despite a national rise in the number of pupils with Additional Support Needs including ADHD and autism. Hundreds of parents are having…...
Cystic fibrosis mum may need double lung transplant after contracting covid
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (342+ words) A mum with cystic fibrosis may need a double lung "transplant after a Covid infection left her struggling to breathe. Ashley Grigor was told her lung function may never recover after it dropped to just 50 per cent of its normal…...
NHS Lanarkshire vaccination team offering flu vaccine to nursery children
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (306+ words) As nurseries open their doors after the festive period, NHS Lanarkshire's vaccination team are travelling across the area offering the flu vaccine to children who missed out during the prevous visits This is the first year the health board has…...
Call the Midwife star Molly Vevers unpacks new series with journo brother Dan
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (1235+ words) As Sunday Mail Chief Reporter I'm used to grilling politicians and the like. So interviewing my own sister, who plays Sister Catherine in the BBC drama, was a first. Fans of the BBC's Call the Midwife know her as Sister…...
Chickenpox vaccine to be rolled out on NHS for first time
2+ week, 2+ day ago (737+ words) A vaccine which protects against chickenpox is to be rolled out across the NHS for the first time. Youngsters across the country will now be offered the vaccine along with the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella....
Scots boy who defied doctors gives hope to sick kids who spent Christmas in hospital
3+ week, 1+ day ago (498+ words) Noah Connell, who suffers from Pierre Robin Sequence, has created a Christmas bauble to show ill children there is a "light at the end of the tunnel". A brave boy who defied doctors" expectations is helping bring hope to sick…...
Scots 'butterfly skin' kids brought together for Christmas after mums' unlikely discovery
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1029+ words) Mums Natalie Stonehouse and Emma Byrne found out they only lived a few miles apart and their children have the same form of epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Scots kids suffering from a rare "Butterfly skin" disorder have been brought together this…...
Scots girl fighting leukaemia starts lifesaving treatment after £600k raised
3+ week, 2+ day ago (448+ words) "Due to the help of some amazing people, doctors in the US, Europe & here in Aberdeen, together with each and every single person who donated, shared or helped in any way whatsoever, Sophia managed to start her treatment on Saturday,…...
Warning to parents after baby girl grows 'micropenis' from lying on dad's chest
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (566+ words) Parents have been issued a warning after a baby girl grew a 'micropenis' from lying on her father's chest. The Swedish youngster's unusual development came after repeated skin-to-skin contact with her dad. New mothers have long been encouraged to go…...