Mum with rare disease to walk Humber Bridge for Kidney Research
4th February 2019
A mother with an ultra-rare kidney disease is planning to walk across the Humber Bridge with her two young sons to save lives. Kylie Canvess, 27, was diagnosed with a genetic kidney disease affecting fewer than 200 people in England and thought to have claimed the life of her grandmother Patricia when she was just 19. Now undergoing kidney dialysis three times a week at Hull’s Dialysis Unit at Hull Royal Infirmary, Kylie is planning … Read More
Hepatitis C heading to Hull housing estates to screen for virus
31st January 2019
Got a tattoo? Been abroad to get your teeth fixed or had breast implants or a nose job overseas? Between 4,000 and 6,000 people in East Yorkshire are thought to living with hepatitis C, many of them not suspecting they have a virus which could cause liver failure or cancer. Now, a specialist team based at Castle Hill Hospital is heading into Hull’s housing estates and GP practices this year to screen people for the … Read More
Mum thanks hospital maternity team for saving her life
30th January 2019
A mum who almost bled to death after having her baby has thanked a hospital maternity team for saving her life. Natasha Middleton, 27, started bleeding heavily shortly after daughter Darcie was born at the Fatima Allam Birth Centre in Hull Women and Children’s Hospital. However, midwife Alex McCann realised Natasha had postpartum haemorrhage, the third leading cause of maternal death in the UK, and summoned an emergency team immediately to rush Natasha into the … Read More
Hull Truck Theatre screens Jack Lear live for hospital patients
29th January 2019
Hull Truck Theatre is piloting a new way to open up access to its work by live streaming a performance of Jack Lear to patients and residents at Hull Royal Infirmary and Haworth Court Care Home. The free live stream will take place on Wednesday 30 January, 2pm. With the aim of connecting the theatre to an audience that faces the physical barrier of getting to the venue, Hull Truck Theatre will stream the production … Read More
‘Starfish’ man Tom Ray to attend Hull Sepsis Congress
28th January 2019
A father-of-two who had his arms and legs amputated and part of his face removed after contracting sepsis is coming to Hull to share his experience with healthcare staff. Tom Ray was fit and healthy before he contracted sepsis at the age of 38 in 1999. He spent five months in a coma before waking up to discover both arms, both legs and part of his face had been amputated to save his life. His … Read More