Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This makes breathing difficult and triggers coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Asthma can be triggered by many factors, including: Dust, pet dander, mold and pollen…
Have you ever wondered what the color coding behind medical uniforms is? Or why doctors don’t always wear white any more? It turns out there’s a very important reason behind the color of scrubs doctors and surgeons wear which can…
An 89-year-old surgeon is proving age really is just a number. She’s the oldest working surgeon in the world and still performs four operations a day. Alla Illyinichna Levushkina works at Ryazan City Hospital near Moscow, Russia, and has been a surgeon…
A mother has claimed that doctors ignored her when she complained that her baby had a triangular skull, only to be told later that her infant son was facing brain damage. 22-year-old Sophie Murray from Sussex, UK, says she repeatedly…
Melanie Lynch, 37, suffered extreme eczema for most of her life and ended up addicted to steroid creams for over 30 years after receiving them as treatment for her flaky skin. Melanie’s eczema steadily worsened, forcing her to use the treatment on…
18-year-old Charlene Colechin from Derbyshire, UK, has shared shockingly graphic images of the “reality” of meningitis after the bacterial infection left her fighting for her life in hospital. She hopes the photos will raise awareness of how serious the disease…