23 Jan, 2026 | Admin | No Comments
‘My doctor didn’t believe my son had a parasite – but ChatGPT did’
Experts aren’t entirely convinced ChatGPT is the best for patients (Picture: Metro) Claire knew her son had a parasite in his stomach. Her doctors, however, thought otherwise. Yes, the little boy would get stomach pains after eating, but without diarrhoea, there probably wasn’t much to worry about. Give it time, they assured her. It was […]
Ellie Curran isn’t sure what her future holds after her diagnosis (Picture: Ellie Curran / SWNS) When Ellie Curran first got her period at 12 years old, she was housebound with ‘crazy’ intense pain, and ‘leaking through everything’. ‘I thought maybe this is what a bad period is meant to feel like,’ the now 21-year-old […]
22 Jan, 2026 | Admin | No Comments
‘I hate my tattoos and feel like I’ve ruined my life’: Psychologist shares advice on tattoo regret
Tattoo regret is somewhat of a trending topic on social media. On TikTok, there are thousands of videos of people going through the tattoo removal process, while artists share warnings about the permanency of tattoos. On Reddit, there are endless threads dedicated to tattoo regret, with many people offering advice and support to those experiencing […]
22 Jan, 2026 | Admin | No Comments
How long you should wait to take different recreational drugs again after a ‘session’
Breaks are a vital part of harm reduction (Picture: Getty/Metro) A recent TikTok from the University of Bristol’s student TV station has sparked conversation for giving students advice on how to take MDMA. The UBTV video, overlaid with text reading ‘how often should I take breaks from MDMA’, was presented by a spokesperson from The […]
20 Jan, 2026 | Admin | No Comments
‘I came back from the dead. I know there’s an afterlife – I’ve seen it’
Is it possible to come back to life? (Picture: Getty Images) Ray Catania was 20 when he died in a gas leak that filled his room and set fire to his parents’ home as he slept. ‘All night long, the gas was rising into my bedroom, and I was breathing it in,’ Ray, now 57, […]
20 Jan, 2026 | Admin | No Comments
My doctor didn’t take me seriously – until my boyfriend showed up
I felt relief – as well as confusion (Picture: Steve Ullathorne) ‘Have you tried being less stressed?’ the A&E doctor suggested when I went to visit him in 2024 about a full-body rash I was dealing with. I did my best to hide my frustration. But it wasn’t until my boyfriend spoke up that I […]
19 Jan, 2026 | Admin | No Comments
The GP thought my 51-year-old husband had depression until he started forgetting things
I want people to know that it could happen to anybody (Picture: Natasha Young) ‘Well, it’s confirmed,’ the neurologist bluntly stated. ‘Gary’s got Alzheimer’s.’ That was how we received the news in February 2022 of my husband’s life-changing diagnosis – he was just 51 at the time, meaning it’s classed as young-onset. Gary couldn’t believe it […]
18 Jan, 2026 | Admin | No Comments
This is how much water you should drink every day, based on your age
Are you drinking enough? (Picture: Getty Images) If we’re being completely honest with ourselves, we all know we need to drink more water. We bought giant Stanley Cups with the best of intentions, but our daily fluid intake still predominantly consists of tea, a crisp Diet Coke or two, and some wine after work. But […]
18 Jan, 2026 | Admin | No Comments
I’m one of the 270,000 Brits with this invisible illness — we don’t feel safe in hospital
I was diagnosed with type one diabetes a decade ago (Picture: Eleanor Noyce/Metro) Sat in a hospital bed in 2016, minutes before going under general anaesthetic, I was handed a Lucozade by medical staff to frantically guzzle down. At just 18, I had been accidentally double-dosed with insulin, the drug I use as a type […]
16 Jan, 2026 | Admin | No Comments
If your lips are always cracked and sore, you might have a fungus growing on your face
If lip balm isn’t touching the sides, it may be time for professional advice (Picture: Getty Images) How many tubs and tubes of lip balm did you get through in 2025? If the answer is ‘too many to count’, yet your lips are still constantly cracked and dry, there may be something else at play. […]