Category Archives: Health and Fitness

I went into labour despite never being pregnant – A YOUNG women went into labour while she wasn’t pregnant, after a common procedure went very wrong. Holly Smallwood, 26, went to get a copper IUD fitted – a non hormonal form of contraception – which resulted in a very rare and traumatic complication. Holly Smallwood,Continue reading “I went into labour despite never being pregnant”

Hundreds of breast cancer patients to get months of extra life with new NHS drug Patients with an incurable type of cancer called HER2-positive will be offered the medicine Enhertu to slow down its progress. The new drug can halve certain patients’ risk of disease progression or death within the first 18 months of takingContinue reading “Hundreds of breast cancer patients to get months of extra life with new NHS drug”

Elizabeth Davies 93 suffered in agony during 25-hour ambulance wait – A PENSIONER “screamed in pain” during an agonising 25-hour wait for an ambulance. Elizabeth Davies, 93, was forced to lie on a wooden floor with a fractured hip for more than a day before help arrived last weekend. Elizabeth Davies suffered a hip fractureContinue reading “Elizabeth Davies 93 suffered in agony during 25-hour ambulance wait”

Strikes by ambulance staff and nurses to cost lives this week – Emergency plans to try to cope are being hampered by unions’ refusal to say what cover they will provide. STRIKES by ambulance staff and nurses this week will cost lives, government insiders fear. Strikes by ambulance staff and nurses this week will cost lives, governmentContinue reading “Strikes by ambulance staff and nurses to cost lives this week”

How drinking Diet Coke could increase your risk of anxiety – THERE are a number of things that can cause people to feel anxious. This could include the current cost of living crisis, phobias or conditions such as OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), the NHS states. Experts found that just a small amount of sweetener inContinue reading “How drinking Diet Coke could increase your risk of anxiety”

The real reasons youre tired all the time and how to combat it – IF you’re feeling like your energy is at an all time low, despite racking up enough sleep, then you’re not alone.  In fact, research conducted earlier this year found that one in eight Brits are always tired. Feel shattered by you’veContinue reading “The real reasons youre tired all the time and how to combat it”

The 4 scary ways stress is ruining your body and how to fix it – OUR hormones are delicate things, and various factors can cause them to become imbalanced.  These imbalances are more likely to occur in women than men and while diet, birth control and medications can disrupt hormones, stress is also a hugeContinue reading “The 4 scary ways stress is ruining your body and how to fix it”

Strep A infection the terrifying warning signs to look out for – A MUM has told how Strep left her daughter hospitalised and unable to walk and is warning parents to know the warning signs to look out for. Kadie Dolphin, 37, first noticed symptoms of the infection on November 8 and just hours laterContinue reading “Strep A infection the terrifying warning signs to look out for”

Covid infections rising all across UK again – COVID-19 infections are surging again in most parts of the UK just days before Christmas, figures suggest. It comes as flu hospitalisations in England double in just one week as the NHS braces for one of the worst outbreaks of the virus in recent years. The majority of infectionsContinue reading “Covid infections rising all across UK again”