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A nurse died of cancer after being exposed to asbestos while working at the same London hospital trust where the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Diana gave birth. Sue Taylor’s first job as a respiratory nurse was in 1981 at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, where she worked for three years. In June 2017 … Read more
Nurse diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer at age 24 says she ignored the warning signs and urges women to take notice of the tell-tale symptoms Australian nurse Emma was diagnosed with ovarian cancer aged 24 years old She had surgery to remove a 15-centimetre mass from her pelvis after she felt it Doctors diagnosed Emma with … Read more
A veterinary nurse is facing up to two years in jail after getting ‘eight out of ten’ drunk on board on a flight to Turkey and assaulting another passenger. Katherine Heyes, 29, from Tyldesley, Wigan, helped consume an entire bottle of duty-free vodka with two friends and was so intoxicated she could barely speak. During the … Read more
Nurse, in her 30s, who ‘stabbed toddler to death and seriously injured baby’ at rural farmhouse in Northern Ireland is being ‘treated for self-inflicted injuries’ Woman has been named locally as Fiona McGowan who is thought to be a nurse Police said a woman in her 30s and a baby are currently receiving treatment Officers … Read more
Linda Fairhall, an NHS nurse since 1979, claimed district nurses were being put under an unfair strain due to new duties placed upon them in 2013 A nurse with a spotless 38-year record was unfairly sacked after warning that the crippling workload on NHS staff had led to a patient’s death, a tribunal has ruled. Linda … Read more
‘Vile’ drunken woman, 22, is spared jail after punching police officer and leaping over A&E reception desk to assault nurse, destroy computer and threaten to ‘stab staff with knives and forks’ Jamie Tompkins, was arrested over her drunken behaviour but taken to A&E Nurse at Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth tried to treat her for injuries … Read more
A heartwarming video of a chemotherapy patient and his nurse singing a Christmas carol has gone viral. Penn Pennington, 67, a veteran musician, is currently battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells, for the second time. Earlier this month, he was admitted to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial in … Read more
A newlywed nurse who lost her mother to cancer is now battling the cruel disease herself aged just 26. Julia Cullen, from Hartlepool, County Durham, was dealt the blow just weeks after getting married when she came home tired from her honeymoon. Working 60 hours a week in the intensive care unit at the North … Read more