Sharon Barbour
Health Correspondent, Producer and Presenter at BBC
BBC Health Correspondent & Presenter MJA Awards: Health Feature of the Year 2024. Royal Television Society Journalist of the Year. Producer: The Wahine Disaster
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Sharon Barbour
'My eye was saved by a placenta after acid attack'Sharon BarbourBBC North East and Cumbria health correspondentBBCPaul Laskey's eye has been saved with the help of a donated placentaA donated placenta has been used to help save a man's eye after an acid attack. Acid was squirted into Paul Laskey's face causing severe chemical burns to his eye, "melting" both the inner and outer layers of his cornea.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Sharon Barbour
'Future generations need cure' for brain disorderSharon BarbourHealth Correspondent, North East and CumbriaBBCSamantha Dennison is at least the fourth generation of her family to have neuroferritinopathy, but her daughter has escaped itA woman who is at least the fourth generation of her family to suffer a "cruel" brain disorder, which leaves people trapped in their own bodies, is hoping a drug trial can give hope to future patients.
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Sep 29, 2024 |
bbc.co.uk | Sharon Barbour
The family of a young girl with cancer say they face a race against time to get her potentially life-saving care abroad. Annabel Ashmore, from Gateshead, needs to start a two-year drug treatment by November to reduce the risk of her aggressive stage four high-risk neuroblastoma (HRN) returning, her parents said. The medication is awaiting approval by the NHS for use in the UK so the five-year-old's parents, Mike and Libby Ashmore, are raising £105,000 to access it in the USA.
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Jun 22, 2024 |
bbc.com | Sharon Barbour
'I’ve been waiting three years for surgery'By Sharon Barbour, Health correspondent, BBC Look NorthBBCJabar Barzanji, 23, from Newcastle, lost an eye in a car crash that killed his parents when he was a teenagerIn the run-up to the general election, the BBC is looking at the issues that matter the most to you, as part of Your Voice, Your Vote. One theme has been waiting lists for NHS treatment.
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Mar 20, 2024 |
bbc.co.uk | Sharon Barbour
Neuroferritinopathy is a rare brain condition that traps people in their bodies and seems to largely affect descendants of one family. As a university launches a drugs trial in a hope of reversing its effects, the BBC spoke to the family of four sisters diagnosed with the disease. Liz Taylor was a fit 38-year-old when she found out she was going to lose her ability to walk, talk and even eat.
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