THE NHS has paid out £16million to patients for surgery on the wrong parts of their bodies. It has coughed up for 340 major negligence incidents since 2019. 1 On…
IT’S that time of the year again… the clocks have gone back, you’ve enjoyed that extra hour in bed and now winter is looming large. And with the changing seasons…
A LITTLE-known sign in your feet, as well as five other red flags, could be linked to killer heart disease. While we tend to link the illness with symptoms such…
IF your slumber suffers at this time of year, you are not alone. With the clocks going back on Sunday, many of us find resetting our routines to shorter days…
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman lay dying on a hospital floor for over an hour because nurses thought she was sleeping, an inquest heard. Shannara Donnelly, 22, was considered at risk of…
A SURGEON has developed a brand new way to remove brain tumours the size of apples through patients’ eyebrows. Consultant neurosurgeon Anastasios Giamouriadis of NHS Grampian in Scotland has used…
ONE in 10 adults with a common health condition are at high risk of the imminent ‘tripledemic’ of viruses, experts have warned. The colder months will see several nasty infections rear their…
VAPES were once hailed as miracle devices to help adults ditch cigarettes. But now the nicotine-packed smoking devices have infiltrated sweet shop shelves and school playgrounds, leaving young children hooked.…
PEOPLE diagnosed with a common ‘silent killer’ before the age of 40 are nearly four times more likely to die young, experts have warned. That’s compared to the general population,…
FRISKY couples can now romp their way to younger skin — with anti-ageing moisturiser-coated condoms. Durex is making sheaths which incorporate hyaluronic acid, an increasingly popular ingredient which is renowned…