19 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Our four-year-old was diagnosed with brain cancer — then I found a lump
Four-year-old Raffi displayed a strange symptom at nursery (Picture: SWNS) Raffi Starkowitz’s parents describe their little be as ‘cheeky, funny, and kind.’ Like lots of four-year-olds, he loves playing with his trains and cars, and kicking balls around. But in March 2025, Raffi began walking differently. ‘We thought his walking unsteadily was strange, but nothing […]
19 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
AI for your knickers: The new sanitary pad tracking clot size and flow
The AI sanitary pad is here (Picture: Metro/Getty) While early forms of period products involved things like homemade cloths, today there’s an array of fixes that cavewomen and Victorian ladies would’ve marvelled at, from period pants to moon cups. Now, though, women have been offered a new solution: the AI sanitary pad. Joii is the […]
Summer Robert has natural O-cup boobs (Picture: Supplied/Metro) When Summer Robert was seven, she had to borrow a b-cup bra from her friend’s mum because she was bursting out of her school polo shirt. ‘I was so small, I was just a walking boob throughout the whole of school,’ she tells Metro. ‘I definitely looked […]
I didn’t like who I was becoming, but I was too deep in to walk away, says Matt (Picture: Matt Hall) Sitting alone in a cold, grey gym changing room, I stared at myself in the mirror. My face was gaunt, lips cracked, and I was starving and exhausted. Worst of all, it was my […]
I googled my symptoms and the first thing that came up was Stephen Hawking – that was when the dread truly settled in (Picture: Debbie Whitehouse) I looked down at the whirring hair dryer in my hand, perplexed. I was a hairdresser – I spent my days styling and cutting hair, but suddenly my right […]
16 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
You need to ejaculate HOW many times a month to help prevent prostate cancer?
Two separate studies saw significant benefits to ejaculating multiple times (Picture: Getty) If you’re deep in the midst of No-Nut November, you may want to reconsider – if not for your sanity, but to reduce your risk of prostate cancer. Research actually shows that ejaculating as much as once every day can really limit the […]
15 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I thought I was just forgetful after having a baby — it was Alzheimer’s disease
Staci was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers in October 2024 (Picture: Staci Marklin / SWNS) After 47-year-old Staci Marklin gave birth in 2022, she started to experience memory loss. Initially, she put this down to her pregnancy and post-partum ‘mum brain,’ but when she started to struggle with her speech and mix up words, she […]
15 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I experienced dementia for three minutes – I’ve never been more scared
Sian was left with a whole new understanding of how dementia can make you feel (Picture: @kelliannephotographer) Fumbling with the buttons on my shirt, then with a pen as I attempted to write a simple shopping list, I felt useless and frightened. At the same time, there was a painful prickling sensation in my feet […]
14 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Hitler had a micropenis? I know the truth of living with Kallmann Syndrome
Neil knew something was wrong for years before he got a diagnosis (Picture: Neil Smith) When Neil Smith was in the boys showers at school, he knew he was different. While other classmates were clearly going through puberty, filling out and growing hair in their nether regions, he wasn’t. ‘I didn’t get the muscle or […]
11 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I woke up after my wedding and couldn’t see — I’m only 28 but I feel 90
Chelsea Shields and her husband Connor at their wedding (Picture: Chelsea Shields/SWNS) It was just five days after Chelsea Shields had the wedding of her dreams that things went wrong. ‘I woke up unable to see out of my right eye — it was complete darkness’ says the 28-year-old from Doncaster. ‘I was panicking. I […]