Eye specialists are urging anyone who watched the recent solar eclipse to stay vigilant for potential vision problems. While many people used proper protective eyewear, there’s a real risk that some may have inadvertently harmed their eyes by looking at the sun without adequate protection. The effects aren’t always immediate, and symptoms can take hours…
When the Moon slid across the Sun on Wednesday, millions across the UK looked up to witness a celestial spectacle not seen in nearly three decades. But in the days that followed, a quieter question emerged: did the eclipse damage your eyes? According to Mr Alexander Ionides, a consultant eye surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital…
A leading transplant surgeon has accused NHS chiefs of presiding over a deeply flawed system that leaves patients waiting years for life-saving operations, according to a confidential letter obtained by the BBC. Professor Derek Manas, medical director of NHS Blood and Transplant, said NHS England had created a fragmented service where staff burnout is rife,…
Actress Lucy Davis, best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the original UK version of The Office, has bravely shared that she is living with incurable breast cancer. The 53-year-old took to Instagram to reveal that the disease has spread to her bones and that chemotherapy is no longer an option. She described finding the…
New data from three major trauma centres in England reveals a sharp rise in the number of children being treated for e-scooter injuries. Hospitals in Liverpool, Manchester, and Sheffield have recorded 477 cases involving under-16s since 2019, with annual numbers climbing from fewer than 10 to nearly 150 by 2024. The findings, published in the…
England is poised to become one of the first nations globally to eliminate hepatitis C, a potentially life-threatening virus that attacks the liver, according to the latest health data. The country has already achieved the critical milestone of treating 80% of all known cases, and deaths from the virus have dropped by 36% over the…
A new daily weight-loss pill, developed by the pharmaceutical company behind the Mounjaro injection, has been approved for use in the UK – making Britain the first country in Europe to green-light this treatment. Foundayo, manufactured by Eli Lilly, is designed to tackle both obesity and type 2 diabetes. While the medication will be available…
I’ve never been shy in front of a camera—well, at least not when I’ve had time to find my best angle and apply a flattering filter. But standing in nothing but my underwear while 70 cameras whirr around me is a completely different story. A robotic voice instructs me to stay perfectly still and close…
Former Team GB diver Freddie Woodward first realized he had a problem with pornography during his teenage years. “Every time I sat down to revise, all I wanted to do was open those sites,” he recalls. By age 12, he was regularly visiting what he describes as “hardcore” sites. As his career progressed—culminating in representing…
If England’s obesity rates had stayed at 1993 levels, around seven million fewer adults would be living with obesity today. Instead, the latest figures reveal that 14 million adults are now classified as obese, despite more than a dozen government strategies launched over the past three decades. Clearly, something isn’t working. So, what’s driving this…