Image copyright Getty Images Scientists have developed a sensor that can monitor blood sugar levels by analysing sweaty skin. But rather than a gym-soaked t-shirt, it needs just one millionth of a litre of sweat to do the testing. The team – in South Korea – showed the sensor was accurate and think it could […]
Image copyright JENNIFER KELLY Image caption Trialling more cancer drugs on children could help children like Grace in the future, her mum says Children with cancer could be missing out on potentially life-saving drugs because EU regulations allow drug companies to opt out of running trials in children, cancer experts say. Since 2012, 62% of […]
Image copyright Saifee Hospital Image caption Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty after the surgery An Egyptian woman, believed to be the world’s heaviest at 500kg (1,102lb), has undergone weight reduction surgery. A spokesperson at Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital said Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 36, had lost 100kg since arriving in India in January. “We are […]
Image caption Jenniefer was overweight The idea of stepping into a gym used to make Jenniefer Gadsby, from Leeds, petrified. Exercising when you are overweight can be daunting, and the fat-shaming attitudes of others do not help. New research out this week shows people who feel discriminated against because of their weight are far less […]
Image copyright Judy Perkins and Jane Patterson Image caption Ruth Angove (left) and Jane Patterson’s mother (right) “An Alice in Wonderland situation” is how one woman has described her elderly mother’s social care provision where she is given more money each month than she can spend. Another says her mother has not received a penny […]
Image copyright iStock All age groups in the UK are smoking less – but the largest decrease is among 18- to 24-year-olds, according to the Office of National Statistics. Why is that? Fewer start smoking The latest figures, for 2015, suggest one in every five (20.7%) 18- to 24-year-olds is a smoker. In 2010, this […]
Image copyright Reuters Chocolate bars including famous brands such as Kit Kat, Yorkie and Aero will contain 10% less sugar by next year, manufacturer Nestle has announced. The sugar will be replaced with higher quantities of existing ingredients or other, non-artificial ingredients, and the amount of calories will be limited. It means about 7,500 tonnes […]
Image copyright Roberts family Image caption Andrew Roberts with his three children Army widow Lindsey Roberts says she has had five miscarriages after her husband Andrew, who had PTSD, mistakenly hit her during his nightmares. Now, she is taking up a legal case against the Ministry of Defence. “His first physical nightmare didn’t happen until […]
Media captionParents Connie Yates and Chris Gard do not believe Charlie is in pain (photo courtesy Featureworld) The parents of a seven-month-old baby who are challenging doctors in court to keep him on life support say they deserve the right to judge his care. Connie Yates’s and Chris Gard’s son, Charlie, is receiving 24-hour treatment […]
Image copyright Adrian Don/PA Wire Image caption Sheila Hynes died in 2015 after an error was made during a routine operation A woman died after surgeons inserted a heart valve upside down. Sheila Hynes suffered massive internal bleeding during what should have been a routine operation at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. The […]
