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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE My kind, gentle brother was falsely accused of being a paedophile at work. I'll never forget how they found him in the lonely corner of a mine: VANESSA RICHTER
When I received the worst news of my life, my brother Toby was the first person I called. 'Luca's sick,' I sobbed down the phone. 'The doctors think it might be cancer. It's not looking good...'
The Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Love Island star sparks concern as she reveals worrying health scare, begging fans ‘what does it mean?'
A LOVE Island star has sparked huge concern after revealing her worrying health scare. The brunette, 26, told how she feels "sick all the time" in a candid video taken from her bed. 7 7 7 Jess White cuddled up to a furry red toy as she explained her dilemma in a TikTok video with the headline "Me saying I feel sick for the 15th time every day." The former retail worker from Stockport went make-up free for her new clip, pulling her locks into an up-do. She spoke direct to the camera and said: "So this is a genuine question, is it just me or is it normal to feel sick ever day? "I actually swear 'I feel sick' probably comes out of my mouth once a day. "And I will feel fine and then I just get that wave of I feel sick for hours, and that's it. "Then it will just clear. I am never ever sick but I just feel sick all the time, it's bizarre. "To the point that now if I don't feel sick I'm like, why don't I feel sick?" Jess then told how she had put a pizza in the oven, but felt too unwell to eat it. She finished her clip by asking fans: "What does that mean?" Love Island feud reignited as OG villa girl takes a savage swipe at rival Her fans were quick to offer a variety of suggestions for the sickness, including anxiety and contraception, yet the underlying advice was to see her doctor and get blood tests. Jess will no doubt keep her fans in the loop as to any diagnosis. LOVE ISLAND JOURNEY Jess was in last summer's original Love Island line-up, yet was dramatically dumped from the ITV2 show in a mass cull ahead of the final. She was embroiled in a love triangle with Harriett Blackmore over Ronnie Vint during much of the series and they came to blows on several occasions. Love Island winners - where they are now EVERY year Love Island opens its doors to more sexy Islanders who are hoping for a holiday romance that could turn into more. Here we take you through all of the Love Island winners so far and what their relationship statuses are now: 2025 - The second series of All Stars saw Gabby Allen and Case O'Gorman scoop the crown. STATUS: Still together. 2024 - The summer Love Island saw Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan were crowned the winners. STATUS: Broken up. 2024 - The first ever All stars spin off show was won by Molly Smith and Tom Clare. STATUS: Still together. 2023 - Jess Harding and Sammy Root took home the 50k, and won the summer 2023 Love Island. STATUS: Broken up. 2023 - The first series of 2023 saw Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan crowned Love Island winners in South Africa. STATUS: Still together. 2022 - Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu's time in the villa was anything but a smooth ride, but they managed to win the public's hearts - and the ITV2 reality show. STATUS: Broken up. 2021 - Liam Reardon and Millie Court were announced winners of Love Island 2021. STATUS: Still together. 2020 - The first ever winter Love Island saw Paige Turley and Finn Tapp crowned winners after falling in love on the show. STATUS: Broken up. 2019 - Series 5 saw Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague runners up to winners Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill, who met in the last few days of the series. STATUS: Broken up. 2018 - It wasn't surprising fan favourites Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer won the show, as they were strong throughout. But sadly things didn't last. STATUS: Broken up. 2017 - Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies had lots of ups and downs in the villa but went on to win. STATUS: Broken up. 2016 - Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde were together from the start of the series, and since they won the show they've had two kids and are married. STATUS: Still together. 2015 - Despite poor Jess Hayes being Max Morley's second choice on the show, they did win - but they didn't last as a couple. STATUS: Broken up. She also delivered plenty of camera-worthy moments on the ITV2 reality series and coined the phrase "I'm the prize!" during a row with Harriett. Jess was repeatedly branded a "bully" by Love Island fans. But the 25-year-old retail manager insisted she has been a pal to ALL of her fellow islanders. Following her exit, Jess - who hails from Stockport - claimed she will be "friends for life" with her co-stars. Recently, she looked unrecognisable following a glam makeover. At the time, Jess was tipped for a spot on the spin-off All Stars series - yet never ended up featuring. Tjough her ex Ronnie did - and Jess then revealed the truth about claims he "kisses like a washing machine". In the All Stars spin off, Ronnie was labelled a bad kisser after Elma Pazar blasted his kiss for having a bit too much tongue action at high speed. Reacting to Ronnie's mistake by comparing her own experience, Jess said: 'I mean I can't speak for all his conquests…but he wasn't as bad as a washing machine! "Definitely not the best kiss I've had though." Jess added: "I'd rate Ronnie's kissing as a 6/10…but maybe I need to jog my memory?' Jess, who failed to find lasting love on the show, has previously admitted: "I think I'm single because I don't underestimate the fact that I'm hard work. "I know what I want and I'm not easily pleased. When you're a loud, outgoing woman, sometimes it can intimidate men…" 7 7 7
Irish Times
18-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Times
I hate being sick but I've a fear of visiting any doctor. I'm not alone in this
I hate being sick. Obviously, no one is a fan of illness, but some people seem to be better at adapting to it, to tucking themselves into bed with a hot water bottle, Netflix and plenty of fluids. To me, that doesn't feel like the path back to good health , but lying in bed doing nothing. I start self-accusing: are you malingering? Are you really that sick? Too sick to get up and go to the bottle bank like you said you would? Invariably, I get up and go to the bottle bank and end up feeling worse. This is, no doubt, due to multiple flaws in my personality. It's also because I (luckily) don't get sick very often. It's an extreme rarity for me to have to take days off work: so, when it does happen, I assume that this is the beginning of the end. I check my will, leave instructions for the funeral and ponder the technicalities of having my ashes blasted into space. A couple of weeks ago, I suddenly developed a night-time cough that was so severe I couldn't sleep Herself can talk me out of my health catastrophising because she's a doctor. Not in the strict, medical qualification sense, but because she's one of those people who somehow knows a lot about diseases and the treatments they require. My sister has the same eerie ability. READ MORE A couple of weeks ago, I suddenly developed a night-time cough that was so severe I couldn't sleep. I spent hours hacking up while googling Death by Coughing and funeral venues. Herself told me I probably had a postnasal drip, which sounded gross but not too bad. Yet for some days, I didn't do anything to confirm this. I suffer from a degree of irrationality when it comes to visiting a GP or any sort of doctor. I should regard it as a process where I'm getting something fixed – like bringing a car to a mechanic – but I don't. Not far below the surface lurks a fear that the doctor will ignore the symptoms I'm presenting with and instead unearth something far more serious: dispatching me to meet with a series of dark-faced consultants who will tut ominously and berate me for not having come to see them sooner. I'm not alone in this. Years back, my father had to have emergency surgery, but refused an ambulance. He insisted on driving himself to the hospital – which was an hour away – because he didn't want to make a fuss. And I remember being annoyed with him because, obviously, driving when you have a life-threatening condition is deeply irresponsible. But another part of me completely understood. I would have been tempted to do the same. This is, it seems, a Man Thing. Men are far less likely to go to the doctor than women. One American survey found that most men would rather clean a toilet than visit a GP. Which tells you who normally does the toilet cleaning. [ My daughter drags us on to rollercoasters but is wary of the monkey bars. People are a mystery Opens in new window ] In one sense, this is counterintuitive, given that women have to routinely endure far more humiliating and invasive procedures than men do. You'd think they would be the reluctant ones. But men seem held back by a range of factors, which presumably vary depending on the male in question: they don't wish to be viewed as weak or lacking stoicism. They find it embarrassing. They fear judgment. They fear there will be bad news. Being men, they don't want to admit to fear and instead opt to avoid medical encounters altogether. It'll probably get better by itself. But sometimes it doesn't. The coughing and lack of sleep eventually got to the point where I had to be a big, brave boy, take a day off work and go to the doctor. The GP looked in my throat and listened to my chest. She looked at her computer screen and sighed: as if weary at the self-destructive folly of people like me. Solemnly, she told me that I had a postnasal drip.
CBC
15-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
Sicknesses spread as Puvirnituq, Que., struggles to restore water flow through frozen pipe
Efforts to restore water flow in Puvirnituq, Que., are being blocked by bad weather, as residents continue to struggle with the spread of sicknesses and days on end without water delivery. The village's pipeline, which connects the water pumping station to the treatment plant, has been frozen since at least March. That has forced the village to drive further out of town to truck in water and have it manually chlorinated, slowing delivery to the community of roughly 2,100 people. The Kativik Regional Government (KRG) said those issues have deteriorated further now, with extreme winter conditions and several water delivery trucks still out of action. Muncy Novalinga, who lives in Puvirnituq, said many in his community are continuing to go days — even weeks, now — without water delivery. "It's the worst I've seen it … to make matters worse, right now, our road system is full of slush. The water trucks are getting stuck," he said. Those slushy, snow-clogged roads are also affecting sewage collection, leaving some residents with full sewage tanks. "[When that happens], we have to go elsewhere to relieve ourselves," he said. Parts for a temporary replacement pipe have arrived, though Hossein Shafeghati, KRG's director of municipal public works, said that interim fix won't be ready until June now. That's due to a pile-up of snow in the area where the pipe is set to be installed, plus continued sub-zero temperatures that make it unsafe to pump water. Gastroenteritis cases on the rise The hospital has priority for water delivery — though it's faced multiple cuts in water in past weeks. It normally receives water through an underground line that connects directly to the water treatment plant. Last week, Mayor Lucy Qalingo told CBC they're manually trucking 70,000 litres of water every day to the hospital. Dr. Marie-Faye Galarneau, who's worked there for five years, has decided to resign due to the conditions — though that decision comes with some guilt. "I was in the emergency room this week, a child came very dehydrated. No water at home for two weeks. He has gastroenteritis, vomiting, diarrhea. I had to admit the child overnight and the water was cut during his hospitalization," she said. She said the laboratory closed one day due to unsanitary conditions. "Nobody's putting pressure on the wound, and we're letting the patient bleed out — that's my feeling about how authorities and the Quebec government are acting right now," she said. Dr. Yassen Tcholakov, the health board's acting public health director, said he recognizes the toll the situation has on workers and patients. "There are conversations around what services can continue operating given the situation," he said. Contingency plans are in motion to maintain current operations, he said, and that includes the use of disposable medical equipment. He said there has also been a rise in gastroenteritis cases (stomach flu), which is highly contagious and can be spread through contact with infected people and contaminated surfaces. Given the current situation, the usual advice for preventing transmission doesn't work. "You can clean your hands with alcohol solutions, but that gets you only so far … You also need to do things like cleaning your bathroom," he said. Disruptions in schools continue Not being able to flush toilets, secondary school student Brooke Sivuarapik said, is stinking up homes. "There's a lot of people right now melting snow, and they're dumping it in the toilet so we can flush," they said. "As the eldest [of several siblings], I have a lot of responsibilities. I had to pick up snow to melt for the toilets. They really count on me." The school board, Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, said schools and education centres must close every time water and sewage services are suspended for more than two hours. The secondary Iguarsivik School has closed for a day and a half in the last month, due to water shortages and an E. coli outbreak in the community. The school acquired a water filtering system three weeks ago. Water issues at home mean some students aren't able to go to school in the first place, according to secondary school teacher Taylor Adams. That's also a concern right in the middle of exam season. "They're doing everything they can to come to school. But if they don't have water and they're sick, there's really only so much we can expect from them," she said. Court appearances diverted elsewhere Quebec's Ministère de la Sécurité publique has confirmed court appearances in the week of April 28 were diverted to the Amos courthouse instead. It said it's still awaiting instructions from the Ministère de la Justice about future appearances, though there are indications they will be moved to Amos or Val-d'Or. Follow-up meetings between offenders and their probation officers always take place within the community, the Ministère de la Sécurité publique said, and employees are provided with potable water during their on-site visits. Money is a challenge Officials from regional departments — which include Nunavik's health board and the KRG — met Wednesday to discuss the path forward. In the short term, Shafeghati said that could mean flying in supplies, though transportation to the North is costly. "We'll have further discussions … to see what ways would be possible to distribute drinking [water] … and also pandemic-style sanitary things, like hand sanitizer, disinfection wipes," he said. "That [cost] will have to be absorbed by someone because certainly the municipality doesn't have that kind of money. You can do it for a day or two, but that would not be able to be sustained for a few weeks." Meanwhile, calls within the community are growing for other levels of government to step up. "We need a state of emergency to be declared … local resources are working their best but it's insufficient to meet the needs of the entire community," Marie-Faye Galarneau said. A local municipality, by law, can declare a state of emergency when "the normal operating rules do not make it possible to take the immediate actions required to protect human life, health or integrity." That can trigger external support from higher levels of government — something Muncy Novalinga also believes is necessary.
