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Man hid symptoms from wife before near fatal angina attack

Man hid symptoms from wife before near fatal angina attack

By Jake Meeus-Jones A manâ¯hid his symptoms of coronary artery disease from his wife for seven months - before he suffered a life-threatening angina attack. Paul Seymour, 66, didn't want to worry his wife, Joanne, 64, so kept his symptoms - shortness of breath and chest pains

Mom blasts fake fundraiser for her seriously ill baby

Mom blasts fake fundraiser for her seriously ill baby

By Tom Bevan A horrified mom says a fake fundraiser for her sick baby has duped the public into donating thousands of pounds to the scammer. Katelyn Clarke, 23, launched a genuine fundraising appeal for eleven-month-old Macey-Mai after tests showed an ultra-rare birthmark was cancerous. But

How to maintain weight loss after using a GLP-1

How to maintain weight loss after using a GLP-1

How to maintain weight loss after using a GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are now widely used for weight loss. If you’re one of the millions of people in the U.S. taking one, you may be wondering what happens next. Do you need

Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds

Much-hyped Alzheimer's drugs do not help patients, review finds

Drugs once hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's disease do not meaningfully help patients, a major review found Thursday, however some experts criticised the research. The review by the Cochrane organisation -- which is considered the gold standard for analysing existing evidence -- looked at drugs that

How telehealth is reshaping access to mental health care in America

How telehealth is reshaping access to mental health care in America

How telehealth is reshaping access to mental health care in America As telehealth becomes a normalized part of healthcare, digital therapy platforms are helping expand access to mental health support by reducing traditional barriers such as geography, cost, and stigma. For generations, the greatest obstacle to mental health care was

How quality control impacts the cost of prescriptions at your local pharmacy

How quality control impacts the cost of prescriptions at your local pharmacy

How quality control impacts the cost of prescriptions at your local pharmacy Four in 10 American adults report taking some kind of cost-saving measure with their prescriptions, from skipping doses to not filling them at all, according to an independent study by KFF. When people try to explain high

Ads for GLP-1 drugs are flooding the internet – here’s how to know if it’s safe to buy them online

Ads for GLP-1 drugs are flooding the internet – here’s how to know if it’s safe to buy them online

If you watched the Super Bowl in 2026, you likely saw Serena Williams share her weight loss journey on GLP-1 medications in a commercial. Like millions of others around the country, if you’ve ever considered taking one of these drugs, you probably went online to learn more about