Tag: lifesaving

EXCLUSIVE: Woman, 21, needs a life-saving blood transfusion after vaping ONCE caused 'acute chest syndrome'

EXCLUSIVE: Woman, 21, needs a life-saving blood transfusion after vaping ONCE caused ‘acute chest syndrome’

By Merry
Katie Williams said flies turned her into a

How a ‘life-saving’ $11 buy from Amazon keeps flies and mosquitoes out of my house all summer

By Jacky
Louise Butcher (pictured) underwent a double mastectomy last year. Now she's reducing the stigma for cancer survivors by running topless marathons

Breast cancer survivor who had a double mastectomy now runs topless to show she’s ‘proud’ of her new body – and even took on a marathon 6 weeks after life-saving operation

By Jacky
The antiviral drug is intended for patients considered likely to become seriously ill from the deadly virus, such as the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions such as heart disease.

Millions of life-saving Covid-19 drugs go to waste after NHS backtracks on plans to offer them to the most vulnerable

By Merry
Stallbaumer (left) donated his kidney in August after commenting on Hallum's (right) video last summer.

College student receives a life-saving transplant after a stranger offers her kidney in the comments of a TikTok video

By Merry
Heart transplant patient Dr. Muhammad Hussain died of complications arising from a fungal infection.

Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane fungal cluster: Muhammad thought his life was on the up after a life-saving heart transplant, but within weeks, the hard-working GP was dead. He’s just one of a ‘cluster’ of Australians to suddenly fall ill and die

By Merry
Adam Retmock, 45, was one of five Prince Charles Hospital patients involved in the infection cluster and the second to succumb to the disease.

Adam Retmock thought his suffering was over when he was given a life-saving heart transplant. Six weeks later, he’s dead. Now there are fears others could succumb to the same illness that killed him

By Merry
Life-saving drug trials to get go-ahead faster under Brexit plans to cut red tape

Life-saving drug trials to get go-ahead faster under Brexit plans to cut red tape

By Jacky
Mr Alexander Fleming.

What would a world without life-saving antibiotics look like?

By Jacky
Toll Ambulance Rescue shared several gadgets carried in its life jackets and survival kits and people were quick to share their guesses on what each item was.

Can you name all of these life-saving gadgets? These are the 10 items in every ambulance survival kit

By Jacky
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