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Ultra-expensive medicine a desperate need for thousands of babies around the world

Imagine your child is dying. There’s a drug that promises hope, promises to stop your baby’s illness dead in its tracks. But this dream medicine is out of reach because it costs around $ 2 million, depending where you live. This is the story of many of parents of children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare motor neuron disease. Between one in 6,000… Read More »

‘I didn’t realise I was walking around with a time bomb inside me’ – June Rodgers reveals health scare

Comedian June Rodgers Photo: Gerry Mooney June Rodgers pictured in her Garden. Pic:Mark Condren 12.11.2015 June Rodgers photographed in her garden by Mark Condren. ‘I didn’t realise I was walking around with a time bomb inside me’ – June Rodgers reveals health scare Independent.ie Top Irish comic June Rodgers has revealed how she feared being… Read More »