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I was healthy before my colon cancer diagnosis at 35 — the symptom I wish had been taken seriously

"I highly don't recommend cancer, it's really not fun. I would rather do 30 colonoscopies in a row than go through freaking chemo,” Rory Kennedy said.

I had a one-in-a-million tumor eating my bones — the signs that made me beg doctors to see me

Ashley Christine, 37, knew something was seriously wrong, but she was met with a lack of urgency as she tried to schedule an MRI, and later, an appointment with an...

I was 17 when COVID hit — the pandemic triggered horrible anxiety, I’m still suffering today

In March of 2020, I was 17, shopping for prom dresses, and ordering my cap and gown for high school graduation when the world abruptly shut down.  The celebrations were...

Teen left bedridden after infected ingrown hair ‘burrowed into his spine’

Chae Ruffold, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, has spent the last two years confined to his bed due to the fist-sized wound at the top of his buttocks.

The public-shaming mob's latest victims

Last week, a scandal surfaced on the reality TV show “Bachelor in Paradise.” The details were fuzzy, but apparently a producer felt uncomfortable during filming and accused one participant of...