Interviews
A holiday meal in Budapest left 26-year-old Amy May Shead fighting for her life and severely brain injured.
“It’s the economy, stupid,” read a note permanently displayed on Bill Clinton’s desk as he plotted his 1992 rise to power. The sentiment was written by campaign manager James Carville to sum up the vote-winning force of money. It remains an enduring electoral truth that continues to drive political decisions today. If, as in the [...]
Matthew Reeve (second right) with siblings Will and Alexandra at a 2009 fundraiser with Meryl Streep and singer Colbie Caillat (right) This December marks 40 years since Christopher Reeve first charmed the world as a shy reporter turned man of steel. For many, his was the ultimate portrayal of Superman – outshining [...]
Like most dedicated healthcare staff, Kim is up early on weekdays. After a healthy breakfast, she heads to work, ready for her shift. She spends the day embroiled in ground-breaking disease research and is rewarded handsomely for her efforts. Unusually for a health worker, however, she walks on all fours and wags her tail when she’s [...]
A man who killed a young banker with a single punch in a “senseless” and “unprovoked” attack was jailed for six years in February. This brought to the public’s attention the potentially devastating consequences that such so-called ‘one punch attacks’ can have. Trevor Timon, 31, hit Oliver Dearlove while he and his friends were talking [...]
Locked-in syndrome threw Kate Allatt into her own horror movie with nobody to hear her scream. She escaped with a plan to save others from the same hellish world, and is doing a great job so far…
Addressing the challenge of concussion in rugby is like a skirmish with the marauding All Blacks. Hazards emerge from every angle and each advancing metre is hard fought. Leading the line is Dr Simon Kemp, chief medical officer at English rugby’s governing body the RFU and a former physician to the England squad. With his involvement, [...]
Catastrophic injuries have an ugly habit of robbing survivors of their dreams and ambitions. Bucket list items like dancing with tribal warriors or eyeballing sharks in the deep can suddenly seem unattainable. Even less exotic desires, such as skiing or sur ng, may be lost in the looming shadow of the fateful event. Yet reviving [...]
After over 45 years in the spinal cord injury (SCI) field, Wagih El Masri is well placed to prescribe what’s needed to improve treatment of the condition; especially in Britain, where the Egyptian-born consultant has trained and worked since 1971. He is former chairman of the British Association of Spinal Cord Injury Specialists (BASCIS), ex-president [...]
Even under the bright lights of A+E, and the fixed stare of the experienced doctor, stroke can go undetected. It hides behind the mask of other problems like migraine, vertigo or drugs and alcohol. In young people, who are generally considered low risk, this deceit can be devastating. Death or life-changing disabilities can occur – [...]
