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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
8 Children Rushed to Hospital with 'Seizure-Like Symptoms' During Choir Concert in Harvard Square Church
Eight children were hospitalized after having apparent seizures during a concert in Cambridge, Mass., on July 22. The children, who were between ages 11 and 13, were part of Chœur d'Enfants d'Île-de-France, a French choir group that was visiting St. Paul's Parish in Harvard Square to perform a free concert, reported. PEOPLE has reached out to St. Paul's Parish for further information. First responders rushed to the church around 7 p.m. after receiving reports of a child having a seizure, Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas Cahill told WCVB. When they arrived, 'we did have one student within a choir group who was sitting on the front steps who wasn't actively seizing. That quickly escalated into seven other people having seizure-like symptoms." The children said they felt sick after smelling an odor and reported having trouble breathing before the seizures, per The Boston Globe. Some adults also reported smelling an odor, but crews said they didn't notice anything when they arrived on the scene, reported. Cahill told WCVB that a hazmat and rescue team inspected the building and didn't find a source of the reported odor. The Cambridge Fire Department shared on Facebook, 'The Fire Dept hazmat team completed a thorough survey of the St. Paul buildings utilizing several air sampling meters to ensure that no hazardous conditions were present. Results were negative and the buildings were ventilated.' They also shared it wasn't a carbon dioxide leak: 'No CO was detected via several fire company air sampling meters.' The approximately 70 other people were in attendance did not report any adverse effects. The affected 'pre-teen & early teen youths were transported for non-life-threatening injury evaluation,' the Cambridge Fire Department said in a post on X. Per CBS News, the children are expected to recover. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Horror as eight children from same choir suffer SEIZURES while performing at Massachusetts concert
Eight children from the same choir were raced to hospital mid-performance after suffering seizures in a church. The horror episode unfolded around 7pm Monday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the children all experienced seizures at the same time. Some of the children said that they started feeling unwell during their choir performance at St. Paul's Parish church due to an odor, reports WCVB. Witnesses also told first responders they smelled an odor, however crews reportedly said they did not detect any strange smells when they arrived. All of the children were aged between 11 and 13 and were originally from France. Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas Cahill said that the situation 'quickly escalated', and said the children were all transported to nearby hospitals. Their condition is unknown. 'This was somewhat unusual,' Cahill said. 'It was a routine medical call that quickly escalated into transporting eight children to the hospital. Not common.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
'Chaos' as critically ill child dies in hospital
The parents of a 20-month-old toddler have described how their son died amid hospital "chaos" four hours after they heard him crying in bed. Artemis Sanson, or Arty as he was known to his family, passed away in June 2024 after suffering "complex febrile seizures". His parents believe their son's emergency treatment faced delays. Medway NHS Foundation Trust told the BBC it had no comment to make at the moment, but "will be issuing a statement once the inquest has concluded". Storm Sanson, Arty's mother, told the inquest that she had found her son in bed covered in vomit with mottled skin and blue lips. Arty was born with a hole in his heart which was operated on and his parents had been warned to call 999 if they noticed similar symptoms to what he was experiencing. Ms Sanson described how the ambulance journey lasted about an hour as paramedics tried to treat her son's multiple seizures. After arriving at Medway Maritime Hospital she said doctors were "arguing with each other and no one could seem to agree" about the best treatment plan for Arty. She said: "No parent wants to watch their child die in front of their eyes but I can promise you that it is etched into my brain." Jamie Stephenson, Arty's father, said there was "chaos" in the room where his son was being treated. "A lot of the staff seemed blasé about the whole situation," he said. "There was a lot of joking and two nurses were talking about what outfits they would wear at the weekend." Consultant paediatric pathologist Dr Liina Palm, who oversaw Arty's post-mortem examination, told coroner Catherine Wood she believed a pneumonia infection and sepsis played a part in the child's death. "Sepsis can become very rapid, and in my opinion that might explain why it would be so sudden" she said. The inquest has been adjourned. Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. More on this story Mum asks for 'fearless' inquest into baby's death HM Courts and Tribunals Service Solve the daily Crossword
The Sun
13-07-2025
- Health
- The Sun
I lost all feeling in my legs, peed myself, smashed my face and felt suicidal after doing £150 of laughing gas every day
JORDAN Micu first tried laughing gas as a university student aged 21. Almost a decade later, she was left battling petrifying seizures and was forced to relearn to walk after losing control of both her legs. The financial worker, now 30, tells Sun Health: 'I was absolutely terrified. 'I felt like I was trapped in my own brain, like my mind had turned on me and I couldn't do anything about it. 'It was really scary.' Jordan was studying maths at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, United States, when she was first offered nitrous oxide - usually sold to aerate whipped cream but widely abused. She thought it was simply something she would do 'recreationally' with friends, but by 2023, she was hooked. 'At that time I didn't immediately form an addiction or anything like that,' she says. 'It was just very casual use over the next couple of years until it became an everyday thing.' Jordan, who blames loneliness and boredom from working a remote job for her addiction, was soon going through three to four canisters a day and forking out more than $200 (£147) for them. Shocking footage shows her inhaling the gas straight from the tanks, which she claims were easily accessible to purchase at smoke shops. And things soon took a turn. Jordan, who is training to be an actuary, had her first seizure in November 2023, during which she smashed her face on her bathroom floor. Although she describes the moment as 'scary', it wasn't enough to deter her from continuing the habit. Jordan had another handful of seizures, and in September 2024 after a five-day EEG to measure her brains' electrical activity, doctors diagnosed her with epilepsy. She was prescribed medication and sent home. But just weeks later, Jordan collapsed while getting out of bed, having lost control of both her legs. She was forced to use a walker for two weeks while she relearned how to put one foot in front of the other. Once recovered physically, Jordan checked herself into rehab in Los Angeles, California, on February 11, 2025. It has been more than four months since she last inhaled laughing gas, and she is now sharing her story to raise awareness of the dangers of the substance. Jordan, from Chicago, Illinois, says: 'I was very lonely. 'I was working remotely and didn't have any friends, and that absolutely contributed to everything. 'I think the main reason I started using laughing gas was because I didn't know anybody to buy other drugs from and I knew I could legally buy canisters in shops. 'I would do it all night. I would wake up, inhale it and go back to sleep. 'I woke up one day and tried to get out of bed to use the bathroom and I immediately fell. I couldn't feel my legs anymore. 16 16 16 'A very common symptom is loss of bladder control. 'I was actually at that point where I was using the bathroom in bed sometimes. 'That awful day, I was rushing out of bed and trying to run to the bathroom when I completely slid on the floor and couldn't feel my legs. 'I felt a lot of numbness and tingling. I could feel my toes but they felt like pins and needles because of the damage I had done to my nerves. 'Despite all of this, it didn't really register that I had a severe problem at the time.' SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is a colourless gas. It's a Class C drug and it's illegal to possess it in the UK and US unless for legitimate use in medical, dental, veterinary and culinary settings. Those caught with nitrous oxide for unlawful use face a caution, community service or an unlimited fine. Repeat offenders could serve up to two years in prison, and the maximum sentence for the production or supply of the drug for unlawful purposes is 14 years. It also carries some serious health risks. Heavy use can cause headaches, dizziness, anxiety, neurological damage, paralysis and even death. NITROUS oxide - also known as laughing gas or hippy crack - was recently made a Class C due to the dangers associated with the drug. It can cause a range of health issues and in some cases can even be fatal. Some common side effects from inhaling the gas are dizziness, nausea, disorientation, loss of balance and weakness in legs, according to a study on its risks published to the National Library of Medicine. Nitrous oxide can impair memory and thinking, the research mentioned. Some users might also feel anxious or paranoid. According to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF), the gas from nitrous oxide bulbs is intensely cold, sometimes as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius. Inhaling directly from the canister or crackers - handheld devices used to 'crack' open canister - can cause frostbite on the nose, lips and throat, even the vocal cords. The icy chill of the gas canisters can also cause cold burns to the hands. Long term, heavy use of laughing gas can cause a lack of vitamin B12. Severe deficiency can lead to serious nerve damage, causing tingling and numbness in the fingers and toes. Lack of B12 can also cause damage to the spinal cord. In some cases, frequent and prolonged use of nitrous oxide has been linked to thromboembolic events - this means a blood clot has gotten stuck and caused an obstruction. The so-called laughing gas has also resulted in deaths. Jordan says the gas affected her ability to absorb vitamin B12 and she will need injections for the rest of her life to correct this. It also impacted her mental health, leaving her feeling more alone than ever. 'I was very depressed, lying in my bed a lot, sleeping. I was a shell of a person,' Jordan says. 'There were so many times that I was using it where I was like, 'Please just let this be the one that does it, that ends my life'. 'It's really sad and scary to look back now. 16 16 16 16 'I started feeling like a failure to my family because they noticed I was using something. 'My brother told me if I didn't go to rehab he wouldn't talk to me again. So that's what made me ultimately go. 'I have a lot of memory loss from that period as it really did affect my brain. 'I have been working very hard to train my brain to focus on things again, but it isn't back to normal.' She adds: 'This is not a game. It doesn't feel serious while you're using it, but the longer you do it, the more seriously it affects you. 'It is absolutely too easy to buy. The smoke shop that I would go to is three minutes away. I could walk there.' 16 16 16 16 16 16
The Sun
11-07-2025
- Health
- The Sun
I had no symptoms of killer condition until it struck on holiday – but medics just blamed heatstroke
WHEN Moli Morgan started feeling unwell on holiday in Turkey a doctor at the resort told her it was likely just heatstroke. So the 22-year-old was shocked just days later to discover her symptoms were actually a sign of a life-threatening brain tumour. 10 10 10 "I had no real warning signs before or during the holiday," the young farmer, from Powys in Wales, said. "I have only ever had a migraine but didn't think anything of it at the time," she added. Then, the night before flying home in October last year, Moli suffered two seizures while in Antalya with her boyfriend, 22-year-old mechanic Ollie Higgins. "We'd had a lovely week there, it was really relaxed and there was a water park at the hotel which was great," she explained. "It was hot but not unbearable, around 28-30C," But that night, she suffered a seizure at around 1am, followed by a second one about 20 minutes later. Ollie, whom Moli had been with for six years, called for the medics at the resort. "They had a doctor on site at the hotel who told me it was probably just heatstroke," Moli said. "We had been in the sun all day and I hadn't drank much water, so I sort of thought nothing more of it and that is was probably just heatstroke, and we flew home the next evening," she explained, When she got home, one of Moli's three sisters, a nurse, suggested she go to hospital "just to be on the safe side", she said The six warning signs of brain tumours Moli went to Shrewsbury Hospital, where an MRI scan revealed a 4cm brain tumour called a glioma on the left side of her brain. A glioma is a type of tumour that starts in the brain or spinal cord from glial cells, which support nerve cells and can be deadly. "I just couldn't believe it, as I had no other real symptoms and felt completely fine," she said. "It was obviously very scary and you expect the worst when you're told you have a brain tumour," she added. Moli stayed in hospital for four to five days, taking anti-seizure medication before she was allowed home. She was later transferred to the Royal Stoke University Hospital, where she met with consultant neurologist Dr Erminia Albanese and her team to discuss her treatment options. 10 10 10 For the operation to remove the tumour, Moli was told she would have to be awake to ensure the language centre of her brain wasn't being damaged. "I didn't even really think about it, I just thought do whatever you need to do," she said. Moli had the procedure in December, with an interpreter present so she could communicate during the surgery and the team could monitor her to ensure she didn't lose the ability to speak Welsh - her first language - afterwards. "There was like this powerpoint presentation with basic things like animals and food on them - and I had to repeat the words back," Moli explained. "There was a couple of times I didn't get it right, so they knew that was the part affecting my language and not to interfere there," she added. "It's mind-blowing what they can do really." 10 'Everything has been positive since' Moli only remembers bits of the operation, which went on for four hours. "I had around 28 staples in my head and stayed in for a couple of days before I was allowed to go home," she said. "I've had two follow up MRI scans and after my next one they will start doing them every six months, so I'm still being monitored but everything has been positive since," she added. The surgeon, Dr Erminia Albanese, added: "It was important we had our interpreter, Ben, with us during the operation. "He would say a word in English and Moli had to reply in Welsh to ensure she could speak both Welsh and English after the tumour was removed. "It was amazing to see Moli and her Mum, her recovery has been incredible, and it's great to see her doing well after the surgery." The most common symptoms of a brain tumour More than 12,000 Brits are diagnosed with a primary brain tumour every year — of which around half are cancerous — with 5,300 losing their lives. The disease is the most deadly cancer in children and adults aged under 40, according to the Brain Tumour Charity. Brain tumours reduce life expectancies by an average of 27 years, with just 12 per cent of adults surviving five years after diagnosis. There are two main types, with non-cancerous benign tumours growing more slowly and being less likely to return after treatment. Cancerous malignant brain tumours can either start in the brain or spread there from elsewhere in the body and are more likely to return. Brain tumours can cause headaches, seizures, nausea, vomiting and memory problems, according to the NHS. They can also lead to changes in personality weakness or paralysis on one side of the problem and problems with speech or vision. The nine most common symptoms are: Headaches Seizures Feeling sick Being sick Memory problems Change in personality Weakness or paralysis on one side of the body Vision problems Speech problems If you are suffering any of these symptoms, particularly a headache that feels different from the ones you normally get, you should visit your GP. Source: NHS Moli and her mum, Carol, have now presented a cheque for £345 to Ward 228. and members of the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Charity team. It was all was raised through a carol singing night organised by The Wales Federation of Young Farmers. Carol said: "It's so nice to be back here to see and thank everyone for their care. "We have lots of memories of being here and our outcome has been very good." 10 10
