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Birmingham study tests ear oxygen monitoring over fingertip checks (opens the original)
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Millions of people were introduced to fingertip pulse oximeters during the Covid-19 pandemic. The small devices, which measure blood oxygen levels, are now widely available from some online retailers for less than £20. But researchers have raised concerns about the accuracy of the traditional oximeter for people with darker skin tones, due to the technology it uses to generate a reading. Pulse oximeters work by sending light waves through a patient's skin to estimate the level of oxygen in the b
Solihull mum 'denied' pregnancy until baby was born due to condition (opens the original)
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For 14 years, Shannon Senior had worked as a nurse. But when she became pregnant with her first child in 2023, she said she could not accept what was happening. "I just thought this is going to ruin my life… and I just went into complete shock about it, for the whole nine months, it just didn't exist. The Solihull mum said she avoided preparing for the baby, including decorating a nursery, and wore hospital scrubs to hide the changes to her body. "My body just went into self-defence mode and tho
Dudley mum charged with her baby daughter's murder (opens the original)
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A mother has been charged with the murder of her 17-month-old daughter, with the girl's grandmother accused of child cruelty and allowing the death. Faiza Hassan, 36, of Dudley, appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Thursday where in addition to murder she was accused of child cruelty towards the girl and eight counts of wounding with intent. She was remanded in custody ahead of her next appearance at the same court set for 9 October. Hassan's mother, Sahra Hassan, aged 61, of Walsall, also a
Clean-up operation begins on fire-hit Birmingham street (opens the original)
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A clean-up operation has begun on a street where fire destroyed homes a week ago and ravaged the gardens of other properties. Six homes on Gorleston Road in Warstock, Birmingham, were burnt down when flames broke out across the West Midlands last Thursday during hot weather. Dozens of gardens backing on to council-owned Daisy Farm Park were also affected, raising fears of burlglaries due to a loss of boundary fencing, with residents reporting that unwanted visitors had wandered on to the scorche
How did some houses survive the Stourbridge fire while neighbours lost everything? (opens the original)
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Many who have seen the damage caused by the devastating fire in Stourbridge have shared similar thoughts to Pritpal Boyal, whose relatives' house burnt down - why did some homes survive unscathed while others were gutted? "I was just amazed at how my father-in-law's house was still standing," he said, mystified. "It was like a lottery of whether your house was going to survive or not." Nineteen homes across five streets in the town were completely destroyed by the fire last week, with eight hous
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