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Alan Brazil's 'heart stopped beating on operating table' as transplant saved his life

Alan Brazil's 'heart stopped beating on operating table' as transplant saved his life TalkSPORT breakfast show host Alan Brazil has revealed his heart stopped during a life-saving operation TalkSPORT host Alan Brazil says his heart stopped during a life-saving liver transplant operation. The 66-year-old former Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United star has been absent from the airwaves in recent months but returned to give an update on his health.

First-of-its-kind AI tool for translating life-saving weather warnings across the US advanced

First-of-its-kind AI tool for translating life-saving weather warnings across the US advanced Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Nearly 69 million people in the United States speak a language other than English at home, yet weather warnings have long been issued almost exclusively in English. A new study documents how the National Weather Service is using artificial intelligence to change that, developing a comprehensive translation program that delivers life-saving...

Two doctors said my mole was harmless but my gut instinct saved my life

Two doctors said my mole was harmless but my gut instinct saved my life A woman was told by two doctors that her mole was nothing to worry about, but she trusted her instinct and sought further assessment In 2021, Reach editor Tyler Mears took the leap and fulfilled her dream of relocating to the coast. Tyler and her family packed up their entire lives and moved to Pembrokeshire. It was absolutely wonderful.

Life-saving breast cancer and endometriosis drug to be discontinued

AstraZeneca pulls critical breast cancer and endometriosis drug Zoladex from shelves Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 4:49am In short: AstraZeneca has announced it will pull a critical breast cancer and endometriosis drug from Australian shelves from November. Patients have labelled the decision "cruel" and say they have been blindsided. AstraZeneca says it will provide free access to the drug for six months for those without alternative treatment pathways.

A religious hospital denied her a life-saving drug during an ectopic pregnancy. She lost her fertility

Harmonie Perrone, 28, is suing Advocate Good Shepherd in Illinois, where reproductive rights are enshrined in lawHarmonie Perrone, 28, knew she was probably having an ectopic pregnancy, and she knew exactly what she needed to do: seek medical care immediately, before life-threatening complications set in. But she was denied that care twice as she feared for her life – and, after the delay in care, she lost her fertility, she says in a new lawsuit filed Monday.

The strange 1930s lab accident that turned cigarette smoke into a life-saving invention

Smoke detectors sit quietly on ceilings, usually ignored until something goes wrong. Most people only notice them when the test button is pressed or when a faint chirp signals a fading battery in the middle of the night. Yet these small plastic discs have become a standard fixture in homes and public buildings, shaped by decades of engineering and regulation.

They are looting your life savings

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Life-saving neighbours honoured after house explosion

Five people who helped evacuate surrounding homes after a huge gas explosion were recognised.

Did a boy’s life-saving gene therapy cause his brain tumour?

Woman's life 'saved' after hug from her mother

Selina Moss-Davies was initially told by a doctor that the tumour was 'nothing to worry about'.