Chase Skylar DeMayo died and came back to life (Picture: Jam Press) On the morning of April 1, 2008, Chase Skylar DeMayo didn’t show up for work at Langley Air Force Base, where he was posted as a survival evasion resistance and escape instructor. His supervisor used a key to access his dorm room and […]
26 Sep, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Tired all the time? A medical biochemist explains how to reset your body
Are you struggling to stay awake? You’re not alone (Picture: Getty Images) Us Brits are a sleep-deprived bunch, with half of the nation surviving on just four hours of kip per night. But we can’t simply go to bed earlier to feel less tired. A study by Aviva revealed that around one in three people […]
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I have no memory of stabbing myself – Huntington’s Disease made me do it
I was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease back in 2014, aged 23 (Picture: Charlotte Hewitt) Stepping out of the dentist after a routine check-up, I headed to the bus stop with my then-partner. It’d been a good day – a normal one, nothing exciting, and I was looking forward to chilling at home with him and […]
23 Sep, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The painkillers considered safe to use during pregnancy — and the ones to avoid
Donald Trump has made shocking claims about paracetamol and pregnancy (Picture: Getty Images/Johner RF) Pregnancy can be an anxiety-inducing time for mums-to-be, who are understandably desperate to do everything ‘right’ to keep their baby as safe as possible. The last thing women need is a world leader delivering medical misinformation. Yet, we live in a […]
23 Sep, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
This is what happens to your body if you get less than six hours of sleep a night
We’re a sleep deprived nation (Picture: Getty Images) Queen Rihanna once said that she only gets three or four hours sleep a night, while Sydney Sweeney claims that she can cope on just two. Meanwhile, Madonna once told Rolling Stone that she struggles with insomnia, and can ‘get through the day’ on six. According to […]
22 Sep, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Baby, 1, has deadly health issue so rare it doesn’t even have a name
Jack Thomas lives with an ultra-rare condition that has no name or no cure (Picture: Jam Press) A mother says that her baby has a health condition so rare that it doesn’t even have a name. Amanda Thomas, 35, from Glamorgan in Wales, is the mother to one-year-old Jack, who lives with a condition that […]
A dentist has explained why we wake up with weird tastes in our mouths (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 […]
Five years on from his initial Covid diagnosis, Alex’s life is still severely impacted by the illness (Picture: Alex Sprackland) When Alex Sprackland caught Covid-19 in March 2020, he thought he’d be back to normal in no time. Yet, five years on, the 34-year-old still grapples with the severe, life-limiting effects of the infection. ‘I […]
Georgie Swallow was 26 when she was diagnosed with cancer (Picture: Caters) For around a year, my skin was so itchy I would scratch it until I bled – even then, I never managed to satisfy the feeling, and it would often keep me awake at night. It never crossed my mind that it could be […]
18 Sep, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
How long you should be able to stand on one leg, according to your age
It can be an indicator of how well you’re ageing (Picture: Getty Images) Unless you’re a budding yogi, it’s not often that you stand on one leg. After all, you’re not a flamingo. But this quick minute(ish) activity can actually reveal a lot about your physical health. It’s no secret that our bodies change as […]