Magnesium: Can this “miracle mineral” really help us sleep?

Magnesium: Can this “miracle mineral” really help us sleep?

Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter Getty Images It’s been described as the mineral of the moment. Millions of us are taking magnesium for a whole range of reasons. Can it help us sleep better? Sort our digestion problems? Give our busy brains a moment of peace? In the fast-moving world of supplements, it’s magnesium’s time … Read more

This miracle tool helps non-verbal people speak. Or does it?

This miracle tool helps non-verbal people speak. Or does it?

Supplied Tim Chan says that without the tool, he wouldn’t be able to live his life to the fullest For Tim Chan, who is unable to speak, facilitated communication is “a lifeline” that allows him to do things he once thought impossible, such as socialising, or studying for his PhD. “I was presumed incompetent, and … Read more

Blood-Sucking Leeches: Quack Medicine or Medical Miracle?

Blood-Sucking Leeches: Quack Medicine or Medical Miracle?

Pity the poor leech. For more than a century, it has been a poster child for the once-decrepit state of medicine. Nothing illustrates the relative backwardness of pre-20th century health care than the image of a hapless patient covered in bloodsuckers, or the cringe-inducing curios that draw spectators to medical museums, like the vaginal speculums … Read more

Meet a Miracle: Man With Trisomy 13 to Celebrate 20th Birthday

Meet a Miracle: Man With Trisomy 13 to Celebrate 20th Birthday

May 19, 2022 – When you speak to Santiaga Nunez, right away, you can sense her deep and unwavering devotion to her son, Lloyd Tyler Rochez, born on July 13, 2002 with trisomy 13, a genetic disorder that can involve severe learning problems and health woes that affect nearly every organ. Lloyd’s diagnosis was confirmed shortly … Read more