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Daily Mail
15 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Horror as toddler missing a kidney is stung 150 times by wasps and is left fighting for his life
A two-year-old boy who is missing a kidney was stung 150 times by wasps and is now fighting for his life in a Georgia hospital. Beckham Reed was playing with his cousins on an electric toy when he hit a nest of yellow jackets, which 'swarmed him head to toe,' a GoFundMe revealed. His parents Mariah and Peyton rushed the little Beckham to the hospital, where he was given morphine and Benadryl and sent home. 'They said his breathing was okay so they didn't need to keep him,' GoFundMe organizer Tiffany Hewatt wrote on the fundraising page. Not even a day later, Beckham was rushed to a different ER after he turned yellow and was diagnosed with multiple organ failure, which affected his heart, liver, and remaining kidney. He was admitted to the ICU at Memorial Savannah Hospital and treated with dialysis, a ventilator, and IV medications to flush out the toxins from the stings. 'Due to his age and size and the amount of stings he had, his little body was unable to handle the amount of toxins in his body,' Hewatt said. On Wednesday, the little boy's hemoglobin tested at 6.8, which is significantly low and can be life-threatening. He received more blood, which the family expected after he underwent dialysis. Hemoglobin transports oxygen in the blood from the lungs to the rest of the body and carries carbon dioxide back to the lungs to be exhaled. Beckham is also being fed via a tube and was recently taken off blood pressure medication. 'We know the dialysis and sedating meds are causing the BP drop. Beckham is waking up more and we know this is good news because he is STRONG and a great kicker,' she said. 'However, we don't want him pulling the vent or other lines so they have to keep adjusting his sedating meds.' Beckham has been slowly improving, but doctors are still trying to get him regulated and he continues to stay on the ventilator. The family is worried his only working kidney won't work, but they won't find out if it will until he comes off dialysis. Beckham is showing signs of infection. Beckham could come off dialysis as early as tomorrow, Hewatt said, but doctors are currently holding off due to worries the two-year-old will pull on his dialysis line. The family started the GoFundMe to help with medical bills.
News.com.au
25-05-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
Mystery surrounds British mother's sudden death while on holiday
Turkish officials are not saying definitively what killed a vacationing British mother whose heart was allegedly removed from her chest cavity. Beth Martin, 28, reported feeling ill on her flight from the UK to Turkey, and initially dismissed it as food poisoning. However, within hours of touching down in Istanbul, Martin grew 'delirious,' and was hospitalised, New York Post reported. The mother of two died the very next day, on April 28, Daily Mail reported. Beth's husband, Luke, claimed Turkish officials were less than forthcoming with him, and initially suspected him of poisoning her. He was able to have his wife's body flown back to the UK, where British coroners told him the unimaginable: Beth's heart had been removed, he said. The Turkish Ministry of Health revealed Beth's cause of death was 'cardiac arrest due to multiple organ failure', but did not go into detail about what caused that. The Turkish government further refuted the British coroners' claims, insisting she 'did not undergo any surgical procedures' during a preliminary autopsy at the hospital where she died. Her family now wonders if her doctors at Turkey's Marmara University Pendik Education and Research Hospital in Istanbul missed something, or may have administered penicillin before learning she was allergic to the drug. The hospital is now being investigated for Martin's death. It could take coroners in England six months to determine what caused Martin's organs to start shutting down.
Free Malaysia Today
23-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Guests died of organ failure after toxic lunch in Australia
Erin Patterson is charged with murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband. (Supreme Court of Victoria/AFP pic) SYDNEY : Three Australians died of organ failure after eating a beef Wellington dish laced with toxic mushrooms, a medical specialist said today during a triple-murder trial sparked by the deaths. Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband in 2023 by serving them a hearty lunch laced with lethal death cap mushrooms. She is also accused of attempting to murder her husband's uncle, who survived the meal after a long stay in hospital. Patterson has pleaded not guilty to all charges in a trial that has drawn intense interest from around the world. Intensive care specialist Stephen Warrillow told the high-profile trial today how doctors had scrambled to save the lunch guests. But as the toxins coursed through their bodies, causing multiple organs to shut down, there was little they could do. 'It was very apparent that this was not survivable,' Warrillow said, talking about one of the victims he treated. Another victim got 'relentlessly worse' even after receiving a liver transplant, he said. 'We had no other treatments to offer, no other therapies. He was dying,' the doctor said. Warrillow was asked if the organ failure was caused by mushroom poisoning. 'That's correct, yes,' he told the court. Patterson was estranged from her husband Simon, who turned down the invitation to the July 2023 lunch. But his parents, Don and Gail, died days after eating the beef-and-pastry dish. Simon's aunt Heather Wilkinson also died, while her husband Ian fell seriously ill but later recovered. The court earlier heard how Erin Patterson had sent messages to a Facebook group chat in December 2022, several months prior to the lunch, saying she wanted 'nothing to do' with her in-laws. Patterson and estranged husband Simon were at odds over finances and child support, the court heard, and she had sought help from his parents, who refused to intervene. 'I'm sick of this sh*t I want nothing to do with them,' Patterson wrote in one message. The prosecution alleges Patterson deliberately poisoned her lunch guests and took care that she did not consume the deadly mushrooms herself. Her defence says it was 'a terrible accident' and that Patterson ate the same meal as the others but did not fall as sick. The trial is expected to last another two weeks.
Arab News
23-05-2025
- Health
- Arab News
Guests died of organ failure after toxic mushroom lunch, Australian court hears
SYDNEY: Three Australians died of organ failure after eating a beef Wellington dish laced with toxic mushrooms, a medical specialist said Friday during a triple-murder trial sparked by the Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband in 2023 by serving them a hearty lunch laced with lethal death cap is also accused of attempting to murder her husband's uncle, who survived the meal after a long stay in has pleaded not guilty to all charges in a trial that has drawn intense interest from around the care specialist Stephen Warrillow told the high-profile trial on Friday how doctors had scrambled to save the lunch as the toxins coursed through their bodies, causing multiple organs to shut down, there was little they could do.'It was very apparent that this was not survivable,' Warrillow said, talking about one of the victims he victim got 'relentlessly worse' even after receiving a liver transplant, he said.'We had no other treatments to offer, no other therapies. He was dying,' the doctor was asked if the organ failure was caused by mushroom poisoning.'That's correct, yes,' he told the was estranged from her husband Simon, who turned down the invitation to the July 2023 his parents, Don and Gail, died days after eating the beef-and-pastry aunt Heather Wilkinson also died, while her husband Ian fell seriously ill but later court earlier heard how Erin Patterson had sent messages to a Facebook group chat in December 2022, several months prior to the lunch, saying she wanted 'nothing to do' with her and estranged husband Simon were at odds over finances and child support, the court heard, and she had sought help from his parents, who refused to intervene.'I'm sick of this shit I want nothing to do with them,' Patterson wrote in one prosecution alleges Patterson deliberately poisoned her lunch guests and took care that she did not consume the deadly mushrooms defense says it was 'a terrible accident' and that Patterson ate the same meal as the others but did not fall as trial is expected to last another two weeks.
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Big Brother and I'm A Celebrity star dies aged 60: Performer's pop star ex leads the tributes as the cause of death is revealed
German singer and actress Naddel, whose real name was Nadja Abd el Farrag, has passed away aged 60. It's been reported that the performer, who has appeared in the German versions of I'm A Me Out of Here and Celebrity Big Brother, died from organ failure at a Hamburg clinic. Naddel died on May 9, however, her death has only now been made public, reports The Mirror. As well as her TV and music career, Naddel was also known for her relationship with music legend Dieter Bohlen, 71 - who is one have of pop group Modern Talking. Dieter, who dated Naddel on and off between 1989 and 2001, paid tribute to his ex on Instagram Alongside a video of the pair on stage together, he simply penned: 'I am very sad. Rest in peace Nadja'. Meanwhile, other fans took to social media to share their condolences.
