Baby given cannabis drug in world first: UK

Oscar Parodi was born with neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy; doctors hope the drug will protect his brain from further damage
Australian Associated Press

A British baby has become the first in the world to be given a cannabis-derived medicine as part of a new clinical trial to help infants born with a condition that can lead to brain damage.

Oscar Parodi was born at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital with neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE).