Alice Rees initially put the pain under her ribs and nausea that she experienced while on holiday with friends in July 2023 down to indigestion from a cooked breakfast. But after a day the discomfort hadn’t eased – even with […]
When Frank Fallon and his wife Frankie underwent fertility tests after struggling to conceive, he assumed that any problem would probably lie with her. The couple had been trying unsuccessfully for a baby for nine months and Frank was convinced
Unpleasant as it may sound, babies delivered by caesarean could benefit from a most unlikely one-off drink – breast milk mixed with a tiny amount of their mother’s faeces. In the first trial of its kind, scientists from Finland showed
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The Queen had to pull out of attending the Royal Variety Performance last week – one of a number of engagements she’s now missed through a chest infection. At a recent event at Buckingham Palace, the Queen revealed to actress
Faced with a diagnosis of an incurable, life-threatening condition, for some the answer to their prayers can come in the form of a clinical trial – and the chance to try a new drug. More than a million people participate
Carbohydrates are seen by many as ‘the enemy’ of healthy body weight. The mantra ‘no carbs before Marbs’ (from TV’s The Only Way Is Essex – about holidaying in Marbella) reflects a widespread view that carbs lead to fat gain.
For more than 50 years Martyn Pring’s life was dominated by an ‘uncontrollable’ urge to itch – and nothing doctors suggested seemed to help. It began after a bout of German measles when he was two, and from then on
Before lockdown in 2020, Elizabeth Takyi had a thriving social life, a busy job and enjoyed regular gym sessions. ‘My life used to be great,’ she says. But today, the mother of three rarely leaves the house and needs a
Scientists are increasingly discovering new ways that our microbiome – the community of bacteria and viruses that live inside us – is key to our health. It could even be the source of new antibiotics. Using gut microbiome samples from
