We kissed on the train and within the hour, we were in his bed (Picture: Getty) When I discovered that Ollie* from work was interested in me, I couldn’t believe my luck. I had always thought he was out of my league – he was privately educated, athletic with a talent for ‘posh boy’ sports, […]
22 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
What is melanoma and how to spot skin cancer as Katherine Ryan reveals diagnosis
Katherine Ryan recently revealed her own skin cancer diagnosis. (Picture: Eamonn McCormack/WireImage) Comedian Katherine Ryan recently revealed a new skin cancer diagnosis after returning to the doctors for a second opinion on a mole she felt ‘uneasy’ about. Speaking on her podcast, Telling Everybody Everything, the comedian warned melanoma was ‘a deadly form of skin […]
21 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
TikTok’s latest toxic filter has been banned — but what caused people to use it?
TikTok may have banned the ‘chubby filter,’ but we’ve only scratched the surface of the problem (Picture: Getty Images) Filters have come a long way from the days when puppy dog ears trended—and that’s not always a good thing. Enter the ‘chubby filter,’ a form of artificial intelligence (AI) that thousands of TikTokers recently used […]
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A mole on my 24-year-old’s leg started bleeding – it was deadly melanoma
Marie (left) with daughter Natalie (right) (Picture: Marie Devereux) I’ll never forget the day my life changed forever. The day I lost my daughter. It was November 11, 2022. I was with Natalie, by her bedside in hospital, when she passed away from melanoma. She was only 28. My heart was, and still is, broken. […]
It seems it’s not just women who get cramps (Picture: Metro) We’ve heard of death grip syndrome and buried penises, but there’s a new phenomenon we need to add to our roster: sperm cramps. That’s right gents, it seems women aren’t the only ones who suffer with some cramps in their intimate area – although […]
20 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Fat bodies are deserving of love, not being mocked on Tiktok trends
It’s clear that many TikTok users view being in a bigger body as some kind of punchline (Picture: Derek Bremner) I opened TikTok this week and was in absolute shock. I’m used to seeing different trends going viral, but all I saw as I scrolled was video after video of users applying a ‘chubby filter’ […]
One of my life’s goals is to fight for people with epilepsy to be accepted (Picture: Hayley Allen) I didn’t really have any friends throughout school. Having epilepsy meant people were scared of me. They treated me like I was a ticking time bomb and at any moment, I could go off. The bullying was […]
Clare’s dad was diagnosed with epilepsy before she was born (Picture: Clare O’Reilly) ‘STOP. Don’t.’ I was five years old, and my mum Irene’s voice stopped me in my tracks. What was I doing that was so filled with jeopardy? Running towards my dad, desperate to help him. My dad, Mick, was having a tonic […]
Annie had no idea she’d been born with two vaginas until a visit to the sexual health clinic (Picture: Annie Charlotte) Lying on an examination table with her legs spread, 16-year-old Annie Charlotte heard the words no one wants to hear from a sexual health nurse: ‘Oh my god!’ She’d gone to the clinic to […]
I couldn’t help but feel my learning disability had played a part in my late diagnosis (Picture: Annabell Downey) ‘You’ve got cancer and it’s terminal.’ Sitting on a plastic chair in a hospital room, aged 50, I stared at my doctor in shock. It was January 2023 and as the news sunk in, I felt […]