Health

Woman thought ultrasound scan would get more likes

A DISAPPOINTED mum-to-be expected a photo of her ultrasound scan to get more likes on social media than it did.

Carcinogens ranked, from cigarettes to talcum powder

EVERYTHING in the world gives you cancer, even reading this sentence. So it’s time for an honest assessment about what’s worth it and what isn’t. Here’s the ranking.

'Instead of paracetamol, pregnant women should light up a soothing cigarette'

PREGNANT women in the US have been advised that instead of taking dangerous, untested paracetamol, they should turn to harmless tobacco.

Outbreaks of lucidity on Tuesday: Your period as a weather report

GOOD evening, I’m Carol Kirkwood, and this is the rundown of a forbidding menstrual week ahead. Here’s the forecast.

Seven easy steps to uprooting your life and moving to a better NHS trust

NHS TRUST league tables have been published, so it’s never been easier to change your location to get the best medical care. Here’s what you should do.

'I stopped being a fat bastard': My gripping Mounjaro story, by every newspaper

YOU will not believe what happened when I took a popular weight-loss drug noted for its effectiveness and the vast body of clinical evidence proving it aids weight loss!

'Covid made me get a D in psychology': Pandemic excuses that are wearing a bit thin now

TEENAGERS have apparently ‘bounced back’ from Covid with better exam results. But is it perhaps time for them - and plenty of older people - to get over a pandemic that ended in early 2021?

Record numbers in denial about British seaside

THOUSANDS of Britons are in deep denial about the true nature of the seaside areas they are flocking to in the hot weather.

Fat anti-vaxxer can't wait to take Mounjaro

AN overweight sceptic of Covid vaccines is nevertheless excited to give the miracle NHS weight loss injection Mounjaro a go.