Vanessa Chalmers

BELLY fat doesn’t just disappear without a fight. But what if ditching just three biscuits a day could be all it takes? Turns out if you want to drop a dress size before your holiday or a wedding, …

A MUM-of-three spent months in agonising pain after an operation, only to find out doctors had left 18cm surgical scissors inside her. The trapped metal blades were rotting inside Erica Cristina Ba…

A MUM claims doctors repeatedly ‘fobbed off’ her pregnant-looking belly, only to discover it was stage four cancer that had shown in tests for two years. Cydnie Malone, 31, says she fir…

WHEN Rachael Vanderlee’s skin flared up in adult acne, she spent hundreds of pounds on skincare that only made it worse. The 30-year-old couldn’t even face her boyfriend in daylight with no makeup,…

DOES a dip in a lake or pond sound like a good way to cool off? A toxic form of algae is currently surging at swimming spots in the UK. Known as blue-green algae, its blooms can cause severe illnes…

THE eclipse had us all in awe last night, but while we were warned not to look directly at the sun without special glasses, some may have taken their chances. An expert has explained the symptoms t…

FOR 15 years Carrie Clark religiously took the medication she was prescribed in the wake of her dad’s death. That was, until she began to question if it was making her feel worse, not better.…

A NEW weight loss pill from the makers of Mounjaro will be available from today. The UK is the first to launch the once-a-day pill, called orforglipron and sold under the brand name Foundayo, after…

A NEW treatment for excessive sweating has been recommended for the NHS. NICE estimates that approximately 75,000 people in England maybe eligible for the cream, applied to the armpits at home. Hyp…

AT-home smear tests will be sent to millions of women in England. The NHS is targeting those who have not attended cervical cancer screening appointments – around four million women. The move…