15 h. ago 'I thought my brain fog was exam stress before doctors told me it was something more sinister'

Ollie Cook, 23, began experiencing brain fog while studying at university but he dismissed this as just exam stress

Politics

4 d. ago ‘He has come back from the dead’: Chevy Chase spent eight days in a coma during Covid pandemic

In documentary I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, the actor and his family revealed that doctors told them to ‘prepare yourselves for the worst’Chevy Chase suffered “near fatal” heart failure which led to him being placed in an induced coma during the pandemic in 2021, according to a new film about the American actor and comedian.As documented in I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, the star of films such as Caddyshack and the National Lampoon movies, who hosted the Oscars twice, spent a total of five weeks in hospital. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Doctor is told to prove he saved woman's life or pay a £50 parking fine

Dr Nick Lagattolia was returning to his car after visiting a bank in Dorchester, Dorset, when he spotted a woman having a cardiac arrest in the street on September 15.

Economics

1 week ago 'I found out I had cancer through NHS app before doctors had told me'

Freya Hodge found a lump in her armpit before making the devastating discovery

Science

2 w. ago Disabled mum will 'need to borrow' for Christmas after losing ATM cash

Steffany Deeley, who lives with a condition causing fatigue and brain fog, accidentally left £120 at an ATM in Tranent, which was taken by another customer.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘The wings have disappeared. We’re all going to die’: Alaska man charged after trying to open plane door mid

Kassian William Fredericks, 36, told doctors that he had been drinking for 10 days straight, was hallucinating, and could not remember the last two years of his life, according to court records

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2 w. ago Teenager repeatedly told symptoms were 'exam stress' diagnosed with brain tumour

It wasn't until she collapsed in a toilet one day that her symptoms were taken seriously

Science

2 w. ago Healthy schoolboy, 14, told his headaches were normal for a YEAR before being diagnosed with terminal cancer: 'He wasn't even offered a scan'

A father from Corby in Northamptonshire claims doctors told his son his headaches were normal when it turned out to be terminal cancer.

Science

2 w. ago How I look like this at 49 WITHOUT Botox. A top doctor told me the secret

I'm a 49-year-old beauty ­editor who is tired of the pressure from experts to 'fix my face', choosing instead to rely on a ­skincare-first routine.

Society

2 w. ago Mum who went to hospital with a broken wrist to find out she had a brain tumour

Alison Whybrow, 59, went to hospital with a broken wrist before being told by doctors she had a brain tumour

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2 w. ago When Claire was fighting flu, doctors told her there was no more they could do

A 'terrifying' experience left Claire Davies with just 30% capacity after she caught the flu virus

Society

3 w. ago Grandmother Debi, 60, has a big stomach and gained weight fast. Doctors told her it was just the menopause

At a glance, you'd be forgiven for assuming Debi Clayton is expecting a later-in-life baby.

Politics

3 w. ago Teenager saved own life when he ignored his GP and used ChatGPT to diagnose a rare medical condition

A TEEN saved his own life when he ignored his GP and used ChatGPT to diagnose a rare medical condition. Kahlan Eales, 17, visited his local surgery because he was weak and struggling to recover from a cold. His feet had gone blue and he was finding it hard to move. The doctor told him...

Science

3 w. ago 'I thought my dizziness was vertigo, then mu doctor told me how wrong I was'

Sheila Lyons was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2022 after suffering bouts of dizziness

Politics

3 w. ago 'I thought my dizziness was vertigo, then my doctor told me how wrong I was'

Sheila Lyons was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2022 after suffering bouts of dizziness

Politics

3 w. ago The truth about the ‘gender care gap’: are men really more likely to abandon their ill wives?

It’s one thing facing a major diagnosis; it’s quite another dealing with your partner pulling away. But does the stereotype match the reality?Jess never dreamed that she was going to get sick, nor did she consider what it would mean for her love life if she did. When she first started dating her boyfriend, they were both in their late 20s, living busy, active lives. “Sport was something we did a lot of and we did it together: we worked hard, played hard, we went for bike rides and went running and played golf together.”But around a year into their relationship, all that stopped abruptly when Jess was diagnosed with long Covid, the poorly understood syndrome that in some people follows a Covid infection. For her, it meant “a general shutdown of my body: lungs, heart, stomach, really bad brain fog”. She went from being a sporty, independent 29-year-old with a successful career to sleeping all day and relying on her boyfriend for everything. Continue reading...

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last month GP let slip terminal diagnosis on phone after doctor told dad 'he would be ok'

William Chapman, 58, only discovered he had pulmonary fibrosis when his GP, who had assumed Mr Chapman was already aware of his prognosis, mentioned it in a phone call

Science