Category Archive : Health

I’ve never been much of a morning person… (Picture: Courtney Pochin/Getty/Metro) I’ve never really been much of a morning person. I love a lie-in and can easily rot away in bed until midday (or later) if left to my own devices. Alas, this only really happens on weekends, as the rest of the time my […]

Kristen with her daughter Miley who has a rare form of cancer (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) When Kristen Draime looked at her two-year-old’s baby monitor on November 8, her worst fear was confirmed – she knew her daughter had cancer. The monitor had revealed a ‘glow’ in her daughter Miley’s eye, which turned out […]

‘I thought this was supposed to feel amazing.’ (Picture: Getty Images) ‘I have never felt what I believe to be a true orgasm.’ These were the words of one helpless 18-year-old on Reddit as he questioned why his climax, something often touted as a treasure trove of pleasure, doesn’t feel as it should. In fact, […]

Even if pre-paid cards come to England, they aren’t going to make much of a dent of what gluten-free people have to fork out each month, says Alice (Picture: Getty Images) I was deeply saddened to hear this morning that the South Yorkshire NHS are ending gluten-free prescriptions. The impact this will have on coeliacs […]

Rachel Coles gave birth in September 2021 (Picture: Supplied) When Rachel Coles gave birth in September 2021, she was in labour for an agonising 54 hours. She ended up losing three litres of blood due to a haemorrhage that she alleges had been caused by a ‘lack of intervention.’ Emergency sugery followed, but when Rachel […]

If you get butt pain you might want to take notes (Picture: Getty) If you’ve been minding your own business and suddenly experienced a sharp zap of pain shooting down into your butt – you aren’t alone. In fact, you’ve probably just been struck by a medical phenomenon called’lightning bum’. It’s pretty unpleasant and often […]

One drug has been colloquially referred to as ‘Ozempic for drinkers’ (Picture: Getty Images) It’s been the year of Ozempic and Mounjaro, with 1.5 million people in the UK now estimated to be taking the weight loss injections. But as 2025 approaches its crescendo, there’s another drug people are looking to in their quest for moderation — but […]

Can you taste something weird when you wake up? (Picture: Getty Images) For many of us, the moment we first wake up in the morning isn’t pretty -from messy bed head to drool on our chin and a gross taste in our mouth. But why is it that we get morning breath even though we […]

Harriet woke up with her tattoo on her tongue (Picture: SWNS) Two days after turning 18, Harriet Trewhitt got a tattoo on her left forearm. The design inked into her skin was of a semicolon and was intended to represent the struggle she had been facing with depression since the age of 12.  Flash forward […]

Separating fact from fiction (Picture: Getty) It’s been a big year for the aesthetic industry. The likes of Ozempic and Mounjaro continue to be ever-popular, with an estimated 1.5 million people in the UK taking them. A-listers are also firmly in their face-lift era. Momager Kris Jenner unveiled her jaw-dropping transformation back in May, reportedly […]