Hundreds of victims of the scandal have received annual support payments but - before this inquiry - no formal compensation had ever been awarded for loss of earnings, care costs and other lifetime losses.Many of those infected had had to give up jobs and live on benefits because of a series of health problems. In July 2022, inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff made his first formal recommendation - an unusual
At least 175 children with the blood disorder haemophilia were infected with HIV in the 1980s, according to documents from the national archives seen by BBC News. Some of the families affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into what has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. It was almost 36 years ago - in late October 1986 - but Linda will never
[ad_1] If you had the chance to live your life again, what advice would you give to your younger self?Four members of the Birmingham 1,000 Elders group at the University of Birmingham reflect on their lives and the decisions they made.The group helps with research into life as an older adult in the UK as well as medical research around issues such as heart disease, infections in old age and
[ad_1] Beth Cobbold, 21, from Ipswich, said she would not be alive without blood donations. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Young women regret casual sex less if they take the initiative and the sex was good, according to a new study. Previous research has found that in general women regret one-night stands more than men. But researchers interviewed 547 Norwegian and 216 American university students, all of them heterosexual.The answers suggested that the "clearest gender-differentiating factor" for regret after casual sex is who made the
[ad_1] Lucy Thompson is trained to give women ‘3D' Areola Restorative Tattoos (A.R.T) after her auntie had a mastectomy.The Yorkshire tattoo artist trained in America to perfect the technique, which is currently not taught in the UK.“I realised the psychological and physical importance of doing scar covering,” said the 28-year-old.This clip is originally from BBC Radio 5 liveVideo producer: Jessie Aru-Phillips [ad_2] Source link
