THE number of children hospitalised due to vaping is on track for a record high, NHS figures show. Angry health service bosses hit out at e-cig firms pushing Christmas-themed flavours like mince pie and candy cane that appeal to youngsters. Gimmicky flavours will be banned by law next year. Between… Shock toll of vaping on … Read more
A SIX-MONTH-OLD baby girl was minutes from death after being struck down with a spinal swelling she contracted from a cold virus. Little Lara Martin was left “as helpless as a newborn” when she lost all movement and the ability to eat, drink or pass fluids. 3 Lara Martin with dad Peter Martin… Our baby … Read more
A MUM who developed sepsis three times thanks to a trio of botched Turkey boob jobs lost a “quarter of her nipple”. Louisa Anderson-Roy was “petrified” to book another plastic surgery after nearly losing her life following three failed breast augmentations. 6 Louisa Anderson Roy before undergoing a… I nearly died from ‘botched’ Turkey boob … Read more
LEADING public health experts have raised the alarm a “catastrophic” rise in deaths caused by drinking, calling for urgent action for the government to address the “alarming trend”. Deaths caused deaths caused “solely by alcohol have increased by a catastrophic 42 per cent since 2019”, the… Deaths from alcohol surge a ‘catastrophic’ 42% in 5 years – … Read more
A ONE-year-old girl tragically lost her life due to gross neglect after doctors missed chances to save her while in hospital, a coroner has ruled. Eleanor Aldred-Owen was diagnosed with a rare condition known as bicoronal craniosynostosis when she was just 12 weeks old. It meant that the sutures… Girl, 1, died from ‘gross neglect’ … Read more
THOUSANDS of cancer cases are being missed among people ignoring NHS screening invitations, figures suggest. Cancer Research UK said the free checks diagnose about 18,000 tumours per year but only 70 per cent of people take them up. 1 Women are invited for regular breast cancer screening after the… Thousands of cancer cases MISSED as … Read more
A HEALTHY dad-of-five suddenly got sick during a dream holiday to Turkey with his wife. Less than two months later, he died of multiple organ failure aged just 53. 7 Yvonne with her late-husband, Andy Morrall, who passed away after falling ill suddenly in TurkeyCredit: Jam Press/Co-op Funeralcare
A MUM had to have her eyeball scooped out and replaced with a “marble” – after getting lash glue in her eye. Kaitlyn Humphrey had bought the lash glue for the first time after running out of her regular branded adhesive. 12 Kaitlyn Humphrey, 26, had to have her eyeball scooped out and replaced with… … Read more
ADHD medicines work in the short term but don’t improve the quality of life for adults, according to new research. It also found talking therapies and brain stimulation are not as effective at treating symptoms as drugs. 3 ADHD meds help with symptoms short-term but don’t boost quality of… ADHD medications ‘relieve symptoms in the … Read more
A GLASS of wine per day could halve your risk of heart attack and even work better than medicine, a study claims. It comes just in time for a merry Christmas next week – but there’s a catch. 1 Up to one glass of wine per day could improve heart health, scientists saidCredit: Alamy Experts … Read more