NHS executive dismissed for complaining her colleagues ‘kept breathing on her’ wins £19,000 payout

NHS executive who was fired after complaining her colleagues ‘kept breathing on her’ and ‘making distracting noises’ wins £19,000 payout for unfair dismissal Gifty Poku has won £19,551 in compensation after she was unfairly dismissed She complained her colleagues kept making ‘distracting noises’ near her desk Mrs Poku was accused of ‘regularly’ blowing air back at … Read more

Rapper DMX is taken off life support and is now breathing on his own after suffering a heart attack

Rapper DMX was taken off life support Saturday evening at White Plains Hospital in New York and is breathing on his own but family members have said his life hangs in the balance. The rapper’s 15 children are all said to be flying to New York to be by his bedside.  Sources told TMZ that the … Read more

Six-year-old boy uses a breathing technique to calm his younger brother down

A six-year-old boy has captured the hearts of thousands after a video of him using a breathing technique to calm his younger brother down during a tantrum went viral. Ashley West, 30, from Los Angeles, California, has practiced controlled breathing with her three boys, but she was surprised to see her middle son Noah walking … Read more

NHS executive fired after complaining her colleagues ‘kept breathing on her’ was unfairly dismissed

NHS executive who was fired after complaining her colleagues ‘kept breathing on her’ was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules Gifty Poku accused her colleagues of making ‘distracting noises’ near her desk She was accused of ‘regularly’ blowing air back at members of staff Mrs Poku was deputy head of corporate accounts at Barts Health NHS Trust  … Read more

Coroner’s warning after British father suffocated when snorkel mask restricted his breathing

A coroner today raised concerns over a snorkelling mask sold on Amazon after a British grandfather died of oxygen deprivation while on a dive during a visit to family in Western Australia. An inquest heard decorator John Bazzoni bought a Gofun diving mask which claimed to be ‘anti-fog’ and ‘anti-leak’ online ahead of his trip to … Read more

Ruth Langsford admits being irritated by the sound of husband Eamonn Holmes chewing or BREATHING

Ruth Langsford admits being irritated by the sound of husband Eamonn Holmes chewing or BREATHING and jokes she’s ‘fantasised about his death!’ By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 16:34 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 16:36 GMT, 11 February 2021 They’re the much-adored married This Morning co-hosts, who have been together for over two decades.  … Read more

Long Covid sufferers taught breathing techniques by opera singers

Sing OPERA to beat coronavirus: Long Covid sufferers will be taught breathing techniques of top tenors to help them overcome symptoms in new NHS England therapy Imperial College and English National Opera have teamed for programme  Helps people who are still suffering from breathlessness and associated anxiety  Long Covid sufferers take part in virtual sessions teaching … Read more

Jogger is stopped by Covid marshal for ‘breathing heavily’ on run

Locked-down Britons are today questioning if the Covid crackdown has gone too far after a jogger was stopped by a marshal for ‘breathing heavily’, while a daughter was slapped with a £60 fine for visiting her dementia-suffering mother. Bizarre footage shows a Covid marshal collaring a perplexed jogger while on a riverside run in west … Read more

Army-funded algorithm decodes brain signals responsible for behaviors like walking and breathing

A machine learning algorithm has shown the ability to link specific behaviors, such as walking and breathing, to their related brain signals – a first step to developing brain-machine interfaces. The algorithm, funded by the US Army, was tested on two monkeys that made various arm and eye movements. The technology successfully isolated the neural … Read more

Do you need breathing lessons? 

Shallow breathing can make us feel confused and more stressed It’s not as ridiculous as it sounds! Emma Winterschladen discovers that learning how to breathe ‘consciously’ can make us calmer, more focused – and even help us sleep better    I only began to notice my breathing when it started to go wrong. It’s something that … Read more