[ad_1] PA MediaDr Amir Hamid said he was "lucky" to get treated and recover quicklyA London-based eye-surgeon has described how he himself underwent emergency surgery for a detached retina after a blind spot appeared in his right eye.Dr Amir Hamid, 51, has performed more than 10,000 cataract and laser refractive surgeries in his career, but found himself in the patient's chair last year with the condition, which could have left
[ad_1] Nathan BriantSouth of England Annette BevanAnnette Bevan wants other mums to feel that they can play rugby after having a childThe co-founder of a rugby club for women who have had children said the sport is ideal for new mums who want to stay active.Annette Bevan, a mum-of-two who currently plays for Reading Abbey RFC, is one of the coordinators of the Maa Maas club.It has about 920 mums
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[ad_1] Joanne WrittleBBC Midlands Today Health Correspondent, BirminghamBBCTom Blyth, a consultant at Heartlands Hospital, said patients sometimes carry knives while in hospitalKnife amnesty bins are being installed outside hospitals in Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield after weapons were found by health workers in toilets, on a footpath and even just before a patient's MRI scan.A bin for people to safely dispose of blades is already in operation at Heartlands Hospital in
[ad_1] Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesOpenAI has launched a new ChatGPT feature in the US which can analyse people's medical records to give them better answers, but campaigners warn it raises privacy concerns.The firm wants people to share their medical records along with data from apps like MyFitnessPal, which will be analysed to give personalised advice.OpenAI said conversations in ChatGPT Health would be stored separately to other chats and would not
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[ad_1] Christmas and New Year gatherings may have caused a bounce back in flu and other winter viruses, NHS leaders say.Figures show that the average number of patients in hospital beds in England with flu last week hit 2,924 - a rise of 9% on the previous week. This comes after two weeks of decreasing numbers, prompting hope flu cases may have peaked.NHS England medical director Prof Meghana Pandit said
[ad_1] Laura MaguireLaura Maguire said she often spends days in bed due to painMarie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NIA woman waiting for endometriosis treatment has said the pain she experiences is like having barbed wire in her body.Laura Maguire, who is 25 and from Londonderry, has been put in an early medicated menopause as she awaits surgery - a wait which she has been told could take several years.According to
[ad_1] Sue Davies,BBC Radio WiltshireandKirsten Robertson,WiltshireCathy ReadCathy Read has survived two spontaneous coronary artery dissections (SCAD)A woman is planning to walk 115km to raise awareness of a rare condition which caused her to have two heart attacks.Cathy Read from Chippenham in Wiltshire has survived two spontaneous coronary artery dissections (SCAD). The rare condition predominantly affects women under 50 and is often under-diagnosed.In May, Read will be walking the Camino Francés
[ad_1] BBCAbbie Harvey says her urge to gamble was worse during parts of her menstrual cycleAbbie Harvey's gambling addiction was so severe that she could not drive for 20 minutes without pulling over to bet - and felt the urge became worse just before and during her period."To get over being emotional, I would use gambling as a coping strategy," said Abbie, who lost more than £20,000 during her decade-long
