Only 9% of Britons who get diagnosed with Covid-19 are being told within 48 hours

Only 9% of Britons who get diagnosed with Covid-19 are told within 48 hours: Scientists reveal rate has plummeted from 70% in August as Government statistics show one in 20 people travel at least 47 miles to get a swab Boris Johnson pledged to achieve a 24-hour turnaround for all swab tests in UK  Many … Read more

People who wear eyeglasses FIVE TIMES less likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than general public

Wearing eyeglasses daily may reduce the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus, a new study suggests.  Researchers from China found that COVID-19 patients were five times less likely to have frames than the general population.  The team, from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, says they believe this is because ACE-2 receptors, which the … Read more

This Morning’s Dr Philippa Kaye reveals she was diagnosed with bowel cancer in May

This Morning’s Dr Philippa Kaye, 40, reveals she was diagnosed with bowel cancer in May last year after being misdiagnosed TWICE – and is going for final surgery this week after six months of chemotherapy London-based GP Dr. Philippa Kaye, 40, diagnosed with bowl cancer last year  Mother-of-three had surgery after diagnosis before six months … Read more

Golf legend John Daly facing his greatest battle after being diagnosed with bladder cancer

It’s the kind of news that cuts across sporting boundaries. A bulletin guaranteed to provoke sadness and sympathy far beyond the buttoned-down world of members’ lounges and captain’s fourballs. John Daly has spent the best part of three decades entertaining the public — golf fans and philistines alike — and upsetting the stuffed shirts who … Read more

John Daly: Two-time major winner diagnosed with bladder cancer

Golf icon John Daly, who used to drink 28 cans of Diet Coke and smoke 40 cigarettes EVERY DAY, reveals he has bladder cancer and has been left hoping for ‘a miracle’ as it threatens to return despite successful surgery Daly, 54, was told he had bladder cancer during kidney stones appointment Two-time major winner … Read more

Two-time major winner John Daly diagnosed with bladder cancer

Golf icon John Daly, who used to drink 28 cans of Diet Coke and smoke 40 cigarettes EVERY DAY, reveals he has bladder cancer and has been left hoping for ‘a miracle’ as it threatens to return despite successful surgery Daly, 54, was told he had bladder cancer during kidney stones appointment Two-time major winner … Read more

Woman, 23, is diagnosed with ‘a ticking timebomb’ brain bleed

A young woman discovered she’d been harbouring a deadly brain condition since birth when she collapsed while on a night out. Jade Henderson, now 23, from Hartlepool, was thought to be a healthy 22-year-old when she fell to the ground within minutes of meeting her friends in Hebburn, South Tyneside. She was rushed to hospital … Read more

Amanda Holden and her husband Chris Hughes were diagnosed with PTSD

Amanda Holden and husband Chris Hughes were diagnosed with PTSD and sought therapy following the death of their stillborn son Theo and to help conceive again. The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 49, described how the couple attended a session before she discovered hypnotherapy which helped her ‘believe in her body again’.  Amanda revealed how she ‘felt so … Read more

Peter: The Human Cyborg: Scientist diagnosed with motor neurone disease opens up about journey

A scientist diagnosed with motor neurone disease teared up as he heard his new robot voice singing Gene Wilder’s Pure Imagination after losing the biological ability to do so. Peter Scott-Morgan, 62, from Devon, appears in Channel 4’s documentary Peter: The Human Cyborg tonight, which documents his battle over two years to save his life … Read more

Women wait SIX TIMES longer than men to be diagnosed with heart failure, experts warn 

The deadly gender gap: Women wait SIX TIMES longer than men to be diagnosed with heart failure, experts warn Women are twice as likely to be misdiagnosed with conditions like asthma The delays are putting tens of thousands of lives at risk, a charity has claimed  Heart failure is a condition where muscles are too … Read more