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Woman cancer-free after UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer | UK News
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A 32-year-old woman is cancer-free after undergoing the UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer. Bianca Perea, a trainee lawyer from Manchester, was diagnosed with the most advanced kind of bowel cancer in November 2021, with doctors telling her they aimed to prolong her life rather than find a cure. But, alongside other treatments…
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‘Screaming Woman’: Egyptian mummy’s pained expression may have been caused by rare event | Offbeat News
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The mystery of why an ancient Egyptian mummy nicknamed the Screaming Woman had a pained expression on her face may have been solved. New analysis by scientists suggests she died “screaming from agony” around 3,000 years ago. The experts say she may then have experienced a rare event known as a cadaveric spasm at the…
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Woman repeatedly told she was drunk diagnosed with rare condition | Science & Tech News
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A woman who was told she was simply drunk on the multiple occasions she showed up at hospital with slurred speech and extreme tiredness has been diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome. The 50-year-old visited hospital seven times, only to be discharged with a diagnosis of being drunk – despite saying she had not been drinking –…
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Woman ‘chats’ to dead mother using AI – with ‘spooky’ results | Science & Tech News
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After her mother’s death, Sirine Malas was desperate for an outlet for her grief. “When you’re weak, you accept anything,” she says. The actress was separated from her mother Najah after fleeing Syria, their home country, to move to Germany in 2015. In Berlin, Sirine gave birth to her first child – a daughter called…
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Rare genetic mutation allows British woman, 75, to feel no pain | UK News
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Scientists have uncovered how a rare genetic mutation in a British woman allows her to live an almost pain-free life and never feel anxious or afraid. Experts from University College London (UCL) have discovered how mutations in the FAAH-OUT gene work at the molecular level, enabling Jo Cameron to not experience pain. The same biological…
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Canada: ‘Time theft’ woman ordered to pay damages to her former employer after tracking software exposed ‘serious misconduct’ | World News
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A women in Canada has been ordered by a civil tribunal to pay damages to her former employer for “time theft” after she was caught claiming for unworked hours by tracking software. Karlee Besse, who was a home-based company accountant in British Columbia, initially argued she had been wrongfully sacked and sought $5,000 (£3,056) compensation…
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Woman who can ‘smell Parkinson’s’ helps scientists come up with breakthrough diagnostic test | UK News
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A woman who could “smell Parkinson’s” has helped scientists come up with a test which spots the disease. The test has been years in the making after academics realised Joy Milne could smell the illness. The 72-year-old from Perth, Scotland, has a rare condition which gives her a heightened sense of smell. She noticed her…