34 m. ago 'I received a horrifying diagnosis after having a pimple on my forehead for two years'

Rachel Archer believed a longstanding pimple on her forehead was related to her acne, only to be told by a doctor two years later it was something much more sinister

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3 h. ago A baby born to a brain dead mother: this is the horror of abortion bans | Moira Donegan

Adriana Smith was legally dead for months, but kept on life support in Atlanta because she was pregnantOn Friday 13 June, a baby was born in an Atlanta hospital to a woman who had been dead for four months. Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old Black nurse and mother, was declared brain dead in February after blood clots formed in her brain. Legally, and by all meaningful measures, she was dead then: the woman who loved her family, laughed with her friends, comforted her son, helped her colleagues and cared for her patients was gone then, and was never coming back. But the state of Georgia, and the administrators of the hospital where she was declared dead, kept her corpse in a state of artificial animation for months. That’s because when Smith went to the hospital in February complaining of a headache, and later became unresponsive, she was about eight weeks pregnant. According to her family, doctors at Emory hospital, in Georgia, told the family that the state’s abortion ban required them ...

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23 h. ago Jessie J's son makes emotional announcement on mum's health battle after 'early' cancer diagnosis

The 37-year-old singer has shared an update after announcing earlier this year she had been diagnosed with 'early breast cancer'

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3 d. ago Who is Hannah Hampton? England goalkeeper told by doctors not to play football replaces Mary Earps at Euro 2025

From the brink of quitting football, Hampton has proved everyone wrong to cement her place as England’s No 1 for Euro 2025

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4 d. ago My mum had surgery to beat cancer but persuaded my sister not to do the same and now she's dead

Gabriel Shemirani has claimed his mother had surgery to beat cancer but persuaded his sister, who sadly passed away, not to have conventional medical treatment.

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5 d. ago My mum had chemotherapy to beat cancer but persuaded my sister not to do the same and now she's dead

Gabriel Shemirani has claimed his mother had chemotherapy to beat cancer but persuaded his sister, who sadly passed away, not to do the same.

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5 d. ago Tributes to 'kind and graceful' mum who died after cancer battle

Katie Cooper was diagnosed with a rare skin cancer after coming back from holiday

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5 d. ago Mum who put symptoms down to perimenopause actually had stage three cancer

Laura Dawson, 44, sadly passed away in a hospice on Sunday.

Science

6 d. ago The subtle signs in your eyes that could mean you'll develop diabetes and cancer

Eye doctors told the Daily Mail that simple eye exams could detect chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, even without other symptoms.

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6 d. ago Mum of two, 44, suffers gut problem that affects everyone...15 months later she was dead from bowel cancer

Laura Dawson, 44 died last month after a short battle with bowel cancer after initially putting her symptoms down to the menopause.

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6 d. ago Jessie J says she ‘misses being active mum’ as she recovers from cancer surgery

The singer also revealed she has stopped taking pain medication, saying it is ‘just not my thing’.

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7 d. ago I wish my mum had contacted Macmillan Cancer Support when she was diagnosed with breast cancer

With endless appointments to attend, medical terminology to understand and emotions to deal with – a helping hand can make all the difference

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9 d. ago The doctor told me the unusual freckle on my back was 'nothing to worry about'. He was wrong... and the news only got worse from there

A mum has shared her terrifying brush with cancer that saw her diagnosed with nine melanomas - and dismissed by a senior GP who told her to 'wait 12 months.'

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9 d. ago 'Doctor told me it was a cyst and receptionist said I was too young – but I wasn't'

EXCLUSIVE: Aubrie Bell's world was turned upside down when she found what doctors dismissed as a cyst in her breast which turned out to be something more sinister

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1 week ago The GP dismissed my common gut problem nine times...it was stomach cancer and now I have a year to live

Georgia Gardiner, 28, mother to two-year-old Arlo, from Leeds in West Yorkshire, has been told she has two years to live after doctors dismissed her incurable cancer for heartburn.

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1 week ago 'Doctors said lump in my breasts was nothing but now I have incurable cancer'

Lea says her concerns were dismissed by doctors - only to later be told she had incurable cancer

Science

1 week ago Cyclist forced to retire after getting allergy so serious it ‘stops you getting out of bed for 9

Mason Hollyman has been forced to retire from professional cycling at the age of 24 after a doctor told him surprising news about his allergies

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2 w. ago Kiltwalk hero wins £30k car prize amid 'toughest year' for family

Fiona Slicer walked the Glasgow Kiltwalk in honour of her mum who is battling cancer - landing herself a £30k car prize.

Economics

2 w. ago Miracle baby for Scots mum just months after finishing gruelling cancer treatment

"After treatment for cancer, I didn’t even know if I’d be able to have another child"

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2 w. ago Doctors told my Nana she had a short while left. They were wrong. She defied the odds and lived for almost a decade. That's why I'll be voting AGAINST the assisted dying bill: ROBERT JENRICK

Robert Jenrick has made an emotional appeal against assisted dying, as MPs prepare for a momentous vote on whether to let the terminally ill end their own lives.

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