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Colchester boy given £1.8m drug has new lease of life
Contributed Edward was one of the first children in England to be given the gene therapy Zolgensma through the NHS A five-year-old boy who received the world’s most expensive drug as a baby has made “incredible progress” and can walk independently, his mother said. Edward, from Colchester, has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) which means he…
Lose weight or lose your jobs, offshore workers told
Rebecca Curran,BBC Scotland and Ken Banks,North east Scotland reporter BBC Offshore worker Phil Perry says the fear of losing his job is an added motivation in keeping his weight under control Thousands of North Sea oil workers are being told they must lose weight if they are to keep flying offshore – or face losing…
