Finally a drug for lupus – the crippling and incurable condition that can scar sufferers for life

Imagine having an illness that makes your face erupt in a rash, your hair fall out and your joints so sore you cannot hold a mug of tea. While the drugs prescribed to treat it might ease the symptoms, the relief is temporary and short-lived. One of the main treatments – oral steroids – will … Read more

Holidaymakers in Riviera Maya and Cancun are being warned about a crippling sickness parasite

Holidaymakers visiting Mexico are being warned about a crippling bug that has struck tourists causing stomach pains, sickness and diarrhoea. Guests staying at hotels in the Riviera Maya resort and Cancun, some of which booked their stays with Tui, have been infected with the cyclospora parasite for the fifth year in a row. Nearly 600 … Read more

Crippling brain condition that left an under-18 kayaking world champion in a wheelchair

Having won two gold medals in the 2017 under-18 kayaking world cup when she was just 15, it’s fair to say Georgia Carmichael was in peak condition. But just six weeks after the event, she was struck down with searing headaches, chronic fatigue and an unbearable sensitivity to bright lights. Within months, she had suffered a … Read more