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Zawya
6 hours ago
- Health
- Zawya
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi introduces breakthrough stroke treatment
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has performed the region's first procedure using the Artisse Intrasaccular Flow Modulator, a pioneering medical implant for treating wide-necked brain aneurysms. Designated by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi as a Centre of Excellence for stroke, the hospital is the first in the Middle East and North Africa to adopt the technology. The minimally invasive procedure involves inserting a catheter through a blood vessel to deploy a mesh device that seals the aneurysm, preventing rupture and reducing the risk of stroke. The first patient treated with the device at the hospital showed successful aneurysm closure after three months, underscoring the technology's potential for safer and more effective outcomes. Fayeza Al Yafie, Executive Director of Healthcare Quality at the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, said the milestone reflects the emirate's commitment to innovation and advanced patient care. Khalil Zahra, Staff Physician in Neurosurgery at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, said the new approach enhances treatment for complex aneurysms while reducing the need for invasive surgery. Since launching the UAE's first multi-organ transplant programme in 2017, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has become a leading referral centre for advanced care. The adoption of this device further strengthens its role as a hub for neurological innovation in the region.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Kyle Sandilands shocks fans with weight loss update following health scare: 'I'm actually quite impressed'
Kyle Sandilands has revealed a major milestone in his health journey after being on the verge of death. The radio king, 54, who is on a health kick after his shock brain aneurysm announcement, addressed his progress on KIIS FM's The Kyle & Jackie O Show on Thursday after a week of exercise and dieting. In the radio segment, Jackie, 50, reminded listeners of Kyle's goal to take 'baby steps' in order to inspire others who are struggling with their weight, a program which has been dubbed 'Kyle's Big Fatso Club' by the hosts. 'Fatso Club started a week ago. Your whole initiative with this was to give people baby steps and make it doable for the big fatsos,' she began. 'Your original weigh-in weight last week was 139.7 kilos,' she said, before revealing that Kyle would get on the scale to record his progress a week into his lifestyle transformation. 'Even if I've not lost anything, I'm still going to continue,' he confessed, before hopping onto the scale. The result prompted an audible gasp from Jackie, who revealed that Kyle weighed in at 137.3 kilograms. 'You've lost over two kilos in one week!' she added, which was met with applause from the studio. 'I'm actually quite impressed with myself,' Kyle replied, chuffed with his progress. Jackie added: 'Be impressed because it's impressive.' Kyle's recent health kick comes after he made a heartbreaking admission about the state of his well-being last month. The radio shock jock revealed on-air that his physical activities were limited due to his 138kg weight, which is 12kg more than he weighed last year. 'I'm 138, I thought I was massive. I've been a bit... I don't know whether "depressed" is the word? Ever since this aneurysm thing came up a year ago,' Kyle told listeners. 'I brushed it off inside. My wife is on me about it, asking if I would like to come for a walk with her and [their son] Otto. I would like to, but just too fat and lazy to go!' Kyle also mentioned a recent hospital visit for a check-up, noting that he would consider forming a support group for others struggling with weight issues. 'I did all these scans yesterday, haven't got the results yet. If I'm good, then I will put together a club, "Kyle's Big Fatso Club", where I want others to join me in my slow march to healthiness. Who is with me?' he said. In February, the media personality revealed to listeners he had been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, which prompted fans of the radio star to express their support. 'On Friday, I was told by my medical team - which sounds like I'm already very sick, that I have a brain aneurysm. It requires immediate attention, brain surgery,' he said at the time. 'My doctor said if I didn't get it checked, I would have died. A life of cocaine abuse and partying are not the way to go!' He revealed his doctor had banned him from doing cocaine, masturbating, heavy lifting and becoming stressed.
Daily Mail
12-08-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
The three Australian children who no longer have any parents and the heartbreaking truth behind their mum's sudden death
Three children will grow up without parents after their mother's sudden death from a brain aneurysm. Three weeks ago, Melbourne mother Joanne Blacker, 45, was volunteering as a team trainer with her youngest son's junior team at North Sunshine Football Club. She visited her parents the next day to celebrate their birthdays, but after returning home, she told her partner that she felt unwell. Ms Blacker later collapsed and was rushed to hospital, where she spent the next two weeks on life support due to swelling on the brain. She died surrounded by loved ones last Thursday after they made the heartbreaking decision to turn off her life support and donate her organs. She is survived by her children Cooper, 12, Lana, 11, and Archer, 10, who are being cared for by their grandparents. The tight-knit football club has rallied around the shattered family as they prepare to farewell Ms Blacker at a funeral this Thursday. 'Jo was a single mum who did everything for her children,' club member and friend Jeremy Hibbert told Daily Mail. 'Those kids were her world. 'She loved the outdoors and loved AFL. She had hopes of playing in the women's league but kept getting injured.' He said the children are coping with the loss as best they can. It's understood their father is no longer involved in their lives. Lana played the night after her mum's death, where she kicked a goal. 'They've been surrounded by their friends and are trying not to think about it too much,' Mr Hibbert said. 'Football has always been a safe place for them. 'Lana was doing somersaults after she kicked that goal on Friday night.' North Sunshine teams wore black armbands in honour of Ms Blacker's commitment to the club over the weekend. Mr Hibbert has set up a fundraiser and is organising a family day to help ease the financial burden on Ms Blacker's elderly parents. Ms Blacker's father is aged in his 70s and is still working - and will now have to help look after the three children. 'We want to raise money for anything the kids need so they don't go without,' Mr Hibbert said. 'We're not just a footy club. We're a family.' Ms Blacker's shock death sparked an outpouring of tributes online. 'Beautiful, kind, gentle, Jo, you were taken far too soon. Your infectious smile will be with me always. Your amazing, talented children, your precious legacy. Your passing leaves a big hole in our family and their tender hearts,' her cousin Rachel wrote. A friend added: 'Talented and creative, she was a wonderful mother to her three beautiful children, of whom she was rightly so very proud.
News.com.au
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Kyle Sandilands makes sad health confession live on-air
Kyle Sandilands made a sad confession about his health live on his radio show on Wednesday morning. Sandilands has struggled with maintaining a healthy lifestyle in recent years, and earlier this year, he suffered from a shock brain aneurysm diagnosis. While chatting with his co-star Jackie O' Henderson on Wednesday, Sandilands admitted that he's find physical activities harder recently after gaining weight. He revealed that he's put on 12kg since last year, now hitting 138kg on the scales. 'I'm 138, I thought I was massive. I've been a bit … I don't know whether 'depressed' is the word? Ever since this aneurysm thing came up a year ago,' said the controversial star. 'I brushed it off inside. My wife is on me about it, asking if I would like to come for a walk with her and [their son] Otto. I would like to, but just too fat and lazy to go!' Sandilands went on to confess that despite putting on weight he's not bothered to cut out junk food and change his diet. 'I also use an opportunity to eat a packet of chicken and biscuits! I know I'm doing myself in,' he said before adding that he went under a series of tests this week to gauge how good his health is. 'I did all these scans yesterday, haven't got the results yet. If I'm good, then I will put together a club, 'Kyle's Big Fatso Club', where I want others to join me in my slow march to healthiness. Who is with me?' he said. It comes after Sandilands was slammed by listeners after he stormed off his radio show during an unhinged and offensive rant. Sandilands threw a fit when his show with Jackie 'O' Henderson, which broadcasts in Sydney and Melbourne, got heavily censored discussing a while horrific murder case on-air. Sandilands was sharing his thoughts on former Beauty and the Geek star Tamika Chesser, who is alleged to have killed and decapitated her boyfriend. Returning to the show the day after they had faced heavy on-air censoring, Sandilands lashed out, claiming that rules for radio presenters reporting on crimes are too strict. 'OK, so the show got dumped in the middle of a planned discussion that I had already discussed with the legal team about things that have been happening on the show,' he said. 'Why was that dumped, when I was using all the correct lingo?' Sandilands was then told that it was The Kyle & Jackie O Show director Bruno Bouchet who had made the call to censor the show and momentarily take it off air. 'Some laws are just so dumb and stupid, and I'm not playing ball,' he said. 'Until this show runs the way I intend it to be run, I will not be back on the air at all, in any way, shape or form. 'I'm not going to waste my life here walking on eggshells around other people's ideas of what I should be doing. 'I do what I want to do and if you don't like it, tough s***. That's the way it is with me.' Sandilands then remarked that he planned to go on a hunt for the show's director with 'dogs and a baseball bat'.
Irish Times
23-07-2025
- Health
- Irish Times
‘I couldn't hold a spoon': Former rehab patients on recovering from brain conditions
Mother-of-four Aideen Phelan was left with speech difficulties and a weakness in the right side of her body following a brain aneurysm in April 2023. She survived thanks to six surgeries at Beaumont Hospital but had an intense frustration with being unable to communicate with her four children. 'When I couldn't talk to my children, I was so angry', she said. 'If I didn't learn how to talk, I wouldn't be able to take care of my children, to be there 100 per cent with them.' Phelan, who works in a bookies in her hometown of Naas, Co Kildare, said her life has improved thanks to the care she received in Peamount rehabilitation centre in Newcastle, Co Dublin. She worked with an occupational therapist and speech and language therapist. Group sessions helped her to feel less alone in her recovery. READ MORE She went home to her children after five weeks of rehabilitation. 'When my own life was nearly gone, I was like: 'Right, what's important in my life?' Coming back to work and getting my speech back were one of the most important things I've ever had to do. 'Beaumont saved my life, but Peamount helped me to heal and gave me my life back,' she said. Phelan is one of three former patients of Peamount who spoke at an event hosted by Neurological Alliance of Ireland to mark World Brain Day. Also speaking at the event were Anne Marie Leonard (37), from Edenderry, Co Offaly, and Mike Preston, who lives in Lanesborough on the river Shannon, where he suffered a stroke aged 57. Anne Marie Leonard was able to relearn simple tasks with help from the therapists at the Peamount healthcare centre. Photograph: Alan Betson Leonard was working as a carer when she first experienced balance issues, found she knocked into things and fell without explanation. 'I never thought the roles would be reversed,' she said. After three months in Tullamore Hospital, she was admitted to Peamount healthcare centre. 'Medically, I was fine, it was rehabilitation I needed. I couldn't hold a spoon, I couldn't hold a fork to feed myself, I could do nothing. With the help of the physio and the occupational therapist and different aids and pieces of equipment, I regained it all.' She went home in July 2024 after seven months at the facility. 'I left using a rollator [mobility walker] and now I'm down to just using a stick. Had it not been for [Peamount], I would most likely still be spoon-fed and in a wheelchair,' she said. Preston said he 'wouldn't be anywhere near the person I am today without" the Peamount centre. He returned home fully mobile 3½ months after admission able to walk, talk and take care of himself. Mags Rogers, chief executive of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, a network of 40 voluntary organisations, said the event aims to highlight an inequality in services for the 860,000 people across Ireland living with a neurological condition. Mags Rogers, chief executive of Neurological Alliance Ireland, which is calling for the Government to invest in 45 beds for neurological rehabilitation this year to address a national shortfall of 175 beds. Photograph: Alan Betson The alliance is calling for the Government to invest in 45 beds for neurological rehabilitation this year to address a national shortfall of 175 beds. It says this shortage was highlighted by the HSE in a report from last September. Ms Rogers said it can be a 'real challenge' to get into an inpatient service due to waiting lists. Then when people return to their communities they could be living in an area without a community neuro-rehabilitation team, she said. 'There's gaps at all stages. It's all fragmented.'
