Tag: Health & wellbeing

Experience: a brain surgeon dropped part of my skull on the floor

I was a healthy 34-year-old when a mass of blood vessels ruptured…

The viral Hyrox horror: is the ‘go hard or go home’ attitude to exercise finally over?

When an athlete soiled herself at a hybrid fitness event, it sparked…

The rise of Big Toothbrush: how did our mouths become such a lucrative market?

People in the UK are more interested in oral health than ever…

There’s a long history of athletes pooing themselves mid-race – why, and how can you avoid it?

Since the ancient Olympics, athletes like Hyrox competitor Joanna Wietrzyk have experienced…

‘But enough about you …’ How to survive in a world of monologuists, interrupters and trauma dumpers

Conversations are supposed to be two-sided – but all too often we…

Living with tinnitus can be distressing. So what can you do about it?

Tinnitus affects millions of people and it can take many different forms.…

Pub nomenclature doesn’t stand up | Brief letters

Double talk | Tilting the scale | Far-right protests | Names in…

Clive Parkinson obituary

My partner, Clive Parkinson, who has died aged 63, was reader in…