60 h. ago People dying as doctors miss common condition and ignore families

A new report has used the cases of three people as examples - two of whom died and the third needed an amputation

Society

6 d. ago Remains of missing doctor who vanished while walking alone found 12 years on

Shayne Colaco was walking alone in the Carneddau mountain range in Snowdonia when he went missing and his remains were amazingly found by complete chance 12 years on

Events

1 week ago How the disappearance of a father led to solving the mystery of a missing doctor who vanished just days before starting a new job more than a decade ago

David Brookfield, 65, from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, went missing on January 9, 2023, after setting out alone into the Carneddau range in Snowdonia National Park.

Events

1 week ago Mystery of missing doctor solved 12 years after he vanished without trace

Shayne Eves Colaco, 33, disappeared after setting off for a walk alone in the summer of 2012

Events

2 w. ago Harold Shipman: New Mail podcast explores the 'unusual' early life of Doctor Death and the missed warning signs that foreshadowed his killing spree

An Appointment with Murder is a brand-new true crime podcast that delves into the minds, methods, and motivations of medical murderers.

Events

2 w. ago I was in so much pain I couldn't WALK but doctors simply sent me home with painkillers... and failed to diagnose condition that changed my life forever

EXCLUSIVE: Mother-of-one Alexandra Gerrard, 34, (pictured) was sent home with a prescription for painkillers despite the fact she was unable to walk.

Events

3 w. ago Why your back pain could leave you permanently incontinent or even paralysed because of this condition doctors are missing

Amateur world champion powerlifter Martin Brown, 44, waited four days for his diagnosis seven years ago and, as a result, has been left with permanent life-changing damage to his bladder, bowel and legs.

Events

3 w. ago Michael Mosley's family say 'hardest of our lives' as they mark one year since TV doctor's death

The TV doctor tragically died aged 67 after going missing while on holiday with his wife Dr Clare Bailey Mosley last year

Society

3 w. ago I found myself Googling: can brain cancer cause hiccups? How I fell into a hypochondriac rabbit hole

Begging doctors for tests, I worried that I was missing something and heading for an early death. Would understanding the roots of my health anxiety lead me to a cure?Throughout my adolescence and into my mid-20s, I spent a lot of time trying to understand my body. I was unwell, that much was certain. The question of exactly what was wrong with me was one to which I applied myself studiously. I had theories, of course. Looking back, these tended to change quite frequently, and yet the fear was always the same: in short, that I was dying, that I had some dreadful and no doubt painful disease that, for all my worrying, I had carelessly allowed to reach the point at which it had become incurable.This started at university, when I developed a headache that didn’t go away. The pain wasn’t severe, but it was constant – accompanied by a strange feeling of belatedness that told me it had already been going on for some time. How long, exactly, I couldn’t say – weeks, defi...

Politics

3 w. ago As diabetes cases surge 40 per cent in a decade, and one in ten of us will soon have the disease, experts discover a shocking risk factor doctors have missed

Research suggests that diabetes can be triggered by gum disease - thought to affect about four in ten of people and concerningly on the rise, according to studies.

Science