I can hear my heart beating in my ear for days at a time – what does it mean? …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> EXPERT advice from Dr Zoe Williams, our resident specialist and NHS GP This week Dr Zoe Williams helps a reader who has a sound like a heartbeat in their ear. 2 Sun … Read more
Getting the snip can boost a man’s sex life and help erection troubles, study finds …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> GETTING the snip boosts a man’s sex life, researchers say. Middle-aged men were found to be more active and satisfied in the bedroom after a vasectomy. They were less likely to have a low sex drive … Read more
Assisted dying is one step closer to being legal as bill passes through 1st round of voting …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MPs have backed plans to legalise assisted dying despite fears it could create a “state suicide service.” The proposed law cleared its first parliamentary hurdle after MPs voted 330 to 275, majority 55, to … Read more
Have you got flu, RSV, bronchiolitis, Covid or just a cold? Symptoms of all the nasty bugs rife right now …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> FEELINGS sniffly? It’s that time of year again when everyone appears to be riddled with hacking coughs and sore throats. 4 What winter bug has got you feeling rubbish this time?Credit: … Read more
I had to watch my mum and husband end their lives and felt like a criminal – I’m begging MPs to spare others our pain …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> ZOE Marley-Hyatt prays a ‘yes’ majority vote for the Assisted Dying Bill will spare loved ones the pain her own family has gone through. For in … Read more
I was diagnosed with HIV at 21 – I feared I’d die and felt filthy, men ghost me but it’s the best thing that’s happened …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A WOMAN has revealed that whilst at university, at the age of just 21 years old, she was diagnosed with HIV. Ellie Harrison, 28, from Manchester, … Read more
John Swinney is plunging Scotland’s NHS into ‘doom-loop’, says Anas Sarwar …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> ANAS Sarwar has accused John Swinney of plunging Scotland’s NHS into a “doom-loop”. His blast at the First Minister followed a report that revealed our health service is trailing England’s. 3 Anas Sarwar has hit out at the First Minister … Read more
‘We may have to turn away dying people,’ care boss says hospices are at risk of collapse …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SERVICES across Scotland are stretched. Everything from the NHS to local council departments are cash-strapped and struggling. 2 Hospices are at risk in cash crisis 2 Rhona Baillie speaks out And now the impact … Read more
Pensioner left in ambulance for 14 HOURS amid queues outside Scots A&E unit …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A FAMILY tonight told of their “disgust” after a 90-year-old relative was left in the back of an ambulance for over 14 hours. The frail grandad’s ordeal followed a 17-hour wait for the mercy vehicle to arrive after … Read more
We’re binning BMI for BRI – our scores say we’re obese but they’re wrong, we’re just curvy with hips and boobs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> WHILE curvy or voluptuous are seen as compliments, no woman EVER wants to be described as “round”. But scientists now suggest that measuring “roundness” might be the best way to … Read more