All news by author: Isabel Shaw

A MAN who had smoked for decades developed an unusual side effect which left black wiry hairs growing in the back of his throat.Docs said the 52-year-

FOR one family, a holiday turned out be a disaster which saw two children die in just a matter of minutes.London Marie, 11, and her brother Wadale, 1

AN end-of-life nurse has revealed some of themost surprising things about death which she found "mindblowing" when she first started her career.

"HARROWING" footage reveals the moment a man was forced to urinate in a bottle in a corridor in front of staff and other patients.Secret videos taken

IT'S bad news for millions of hay fever sufferers, as the UK experiences the "worst pollen bomb of the year" so far.It comes as forecasts suggest ther

WHAT do you think triggered someone's bowels to burst inside their body?A stabbing perhaps? Or a horrible road-crushing accident?You probably couldn't

KAYLA Morgans was at a party with her husband and two children when her 10-year-old son Joey Kirk set on fire.The 30-year-old, who was inside at the t

A MODEL'S hay fever symptoms turned out to be a life-threatening allergy to everyday items like crisp packets and makeup.When Gracie Pfaff started exp

SCIENTISTS have raised the alarm over a little-known brain-attacking virus carried by sloths that is currently on the move.Infections are starting to

ANGELA Jones was on the phone with her husband Scott when he suddenly realised he'd left their three-year-old daughter Charlotte in a boiling hot car.

A WOMAN who was in so much pain she couldn't cuddle her kids said vaping cannabis has cured her symptoms and made her a "better mum".Jardine McMillan,

A MUM diagnosed with incurable breast cancer fears she won't see her little girl grow up after she mistook her symptoms for the flu.Kelly Bawcombe fel

TINY robots made from algae could shrink lung cancer tumours and boost survival by 40 per cent, scientists claim.The pond scum bots swim through the b

A MUM has issued a warning to parents after her tot developed extreme burns on her face after brushing up against a flower.Ella Cain was innocently pl

A YOUNG girl who complained of tummy pain was found to have an 8lb tumour filled with hair, teeth and bones in her stomach.Sarah Davis, 42, rushed her

A SIMPLE check could reveal if your child is silently living with type 1 diabetes.The condition causes people's blood sugar levels to remain too high,

THIS quick test can reveal your risk of type 2 diabetes.The lifelong condition causes a person's blood glucose (sugar) level to become too high, which

AN audiologist known as 'the wax whisperer' has revealed some of the weirdest things he's had the pleasure of removing from people's ears.Stomach-chur

A SUNBURNT mum claims a 34-second clip of coconut oil melting on her leg, which she shared on social media, may have saved her life.Bre Sheffield suff

A WOMAN woke up convinced she'd murdered her husband after contracting a rare brain infection following a clinical trial.Sharon Martin, 54, had her wo

A BLOOD test thatdetects Alzheimer’s up to 15 years before symptoms emerge is set to be made free on the NHS within a year.The new test is che

THE NHS is urging people to continue donating blood following a cyber attack that brought operations to a halt at major hospitals in London.The cyber

HAVE you ever taken a runaway poop?Elusive excretions, or whatever you call them, don't leave a trace on the loo paper or down the toilet bowl.Even wh

BRITS who use a common skin cream could be at risk of a life-threatening complication, experts have warned.Patients who lather on topical steroids to

IT'S impossible to escape the hype around weight loss jabs.Whether it's wild before-and-after pictures flooding social media or the feral gossip each