Toddler swallowed half a dozen tiny magnets. Some got stuck in his throat.

After a toddler swallowed six tiny-but-powerful magnets, two of them became stuck in his throat, adhering to each other and pinching his tissue, according to a new report of the case. The 3-year-old swallowed the magnetic beads while his older sister was babysitting him, according to the report, published Jan. 19 in The Journal of […]

Trump finally breaks his Twitter silence with a video message

After a period of uncharacteristic silence on Twitter, President Trump has taken to social media to share a video updating Americans about his condition. The 18-second clip hit the internet shortly after the news broke that the President would be headed to Walter Reed Medical Center “out of an abundance of caution” according to White […]

The boy who broke almost every bone in his body – but didn't feel pain

Mysteries of the senses: The boy who broke almost every bone in his body – but didn’t feel any pain…and the man who ‘tastes’ sounds Paul Walters and sister Vicky were born with the disorder congenital analgesia It means messages carrying ‘warnings’ of pain in the brain are interrupted Only a few hundred people worldwide […]

Author GILES ANDREAE shares his story of sadness and hope

When I was told I had cancer again, I wept and howled like an animal: Author GILES ANDREAE shares his story of sadness and hope… and says no man should be too embarrassed to seek help for the symptoms of bowel cancer Never have I lost control of myself quite so violently as when I […]

Man rushed for surgery without saying bye to his family in NHS show

Hard-hitting NHS documentary shows critically-ill man, 74, with ‘just ten minutes to live’ rushed in for surgery for a burst aneurysm without saying goodbye to his family David, 74, was on the brink of death due to a burst aneurysm in his stomach It can cause catastrophic bleeding, and doctors said he barely had 10 […]