Grandfather’s shock after the dry skin he’d had on his bald head ‘for years’ turned out to be CANCER

A grandfather who had dry skin on his bald head for years was shocked to be diagnosed with skin cancer.  Peter Wilson, 68, from Melbourne, Australia, had always had rough skin on his scalp and never thought much of it. But some patches became progressively more ‘angry’, and one particular inch red spot remained on … Read more

Moondust is being studied to see if it can be turned into WATER as well as fuel and bricks 

Moondust brought back to Earth by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 is being studied to see if it can be turned into WATER as well as fuel and bricks Open University experts are studying both authentic and simulated moon dust They are trying to use oxygen in moon dust to form water by adding hydrogen … Read more

Cleaner in hazmat suit disinfects inside a GP surgery ‘after a coronavirus patient turned up’ 

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

Mother-of-two has half of her tongue removed after ulcer turned out to be tongue cancer

A mother-of-two had half of her tongue and a chunk of her neck removed after a persistent mouth ulcer turned out to be cancer. Karen Liesching-Schroder, from Rochford, Essex, initially thought ‘it was nothing to worry about’ when she developed the sore on the right side of her tongue in 2014. But when the ulcer … Read more

When Gail Porter found lumps in her breasts she turned to ‘thermography’ instead of the NHS

TV personality Gail Porter, it must be said, has been through more than her fair share of setbacks. At the height of her fame she famously lost all her hair, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and briefly sectioned only a few years later. In 2009 she lost her mum to cancer. One night last … Read more