NHS bosses have urged Brits not to be lured by “potentially deadly” Brazilian butt-lifts in the Boxing Day sales. Medics have warned women not to be swayed by festive “BBL” discounts of up to 25 per cent at the unregulated clinics in Turkey. 1 Demi Agoglia, 26, died from complications after… NHS bosses urges Brits … Read more
MILLIONAIRE ‘biohacker’ Bryan Johnson has embarked on several wacky schemes in a bid to turn back the clock. They range from infusing his son’s plasma into his blood to injecting a stranger’s fat into his face and following a strict diet and exercise routine that sees him eat his last meal at… ‘Biohacker’ Bryan Johnson … Read more
A STRING of hospitals are experiencing extreme pressure in the lead up to Christmas. High volumes of patients and not enough beds are to blame – with one hospital declaring its eighth critical incident of the year. 6 6 Royal Stoke University Hospital has declared its eighth critical incident of the… ‘Critical incident’ declared at … Read more
THE number of children hospitalised due to vaping is on track for a record high, NHS figures show. Angry health service bosses hit out at e-cig firms pushing Christmas-themed flavours like mince pie and candy cane that appeal to youngsters. Gimmicky flavours will be banned by law next year. Between… Shock toll of vaping on … Read more
A SIX-MONTH-OLD baby girl was minutes from death after being struck down with a spinal swelling she contracted from a cold virus. Little Lara Martin was left “as helpless as a newborn” when she lost all movement and the ability to eat, drink or pass fluids. 3 Lara Martin with dad Peter Martin… Our baby … Read more
THOUSANDS of Brits are missing out on lifesaving cancer screenings as only 70 per cent of invitations are taken up. Though free checks pick 18,000 cancers each year, some 7,000 cases might go unnoticed until it’s too late, according to Cancer Research UK. 2 The free NHS cancer screenings you can… Head-to-toe all the free … Read more
THOUSANDS of cancer cases are being missed among people ignoring NHS screening invitations, figures suggest. Cancer Research UK said the free checks diagnose about 18,000 tumours per year but only 70 per cent of people take them up. 1 Women are invited for regular breast cancer screening after the… Thousands of cancer cases MISSED as … Read more
LIAM Handley didn’t seem like a typical lung cancer patient. The 36-year-old from Glossop, in Derbyshire, was young, fit and a non-smoker – but he did have anxiety. 4 As a non-smoker, no one thought Liam could have lung cancerCredit: Handout 4 Liam started to develop chest pain, which doctors… Dad, 37, repeatedly told symptoms … Read more
A HEALTHY dad-of-five suddenly got sick during a dream holiday to Turkey with his wife. Less than two months later, he died of multiple organ failure aged just 53. 7 Yvonne with her late-husband, Andy Morrall, who passed away after falling ill suddenly in TurkeyCredit: Jam Press/Co-op Funeralcare
A TODDLER was left blind in one eye and “in 24/7 pain” after he fell over and bumped his head while learning to walk at nursery. Levi Lithgow, three, had a minor bump when he was one. 10 Levi was left blind in one eye after bumping his head in nurseryCredit: SWNS 10 He is … Read more