A sporty medical student has been left a quadruple amputee after what she thought was a simple bout of the flu turned out to be a life-threatening sepsis infection. Lily McGarry, 23, from Jersey, was studying medicine at Cardiff University when she was rushed to A&E in January with flu-like …
Joe Rogan horrified as health guru claims cooking oil may cause cancer
READ MORE: Doctors warn cooking oil may be fueling colon cancers Joe Rogan was left visibly disturbed after a wellness influencer claimed that common cooking oils could be silently fueling cancer and dementia. On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, biohacker and celebrity health coach Gary Brecka tore into …
Nigerians On Medical Death Row: Open Letter To Minister Of Health
On 25 November, 2012, my late pregnant sister, Ijeoma, was rushed by her husband to a hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but the doctors and nurses at the hospital callously and insensitively refused to attend to her without initial payment. They had demanded N20,000 (about €150 then) as a …
Experts find ‘best treatment’ for a tummy ache – and you can’t buy it
Hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy are the best treatments for long-term stomach pain in children, a new study suggests. Experts said more needs to be done to make these therapies available for children in the UK and to tackle the ‘prejudice’ linked to psychosocial treatments for abdominal pain. It comes …