Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion
Towards the end of 2024, Dennis Biesma decided to check out ChatGPT. The Amsterdam-based IT consultant had just ended a
Tag: Health & wellbeing
As a furniture removalist I learned all mattresses are stained, and that’s fine
My “wilderness years” began when I lost a job I loved hosting a daily radio show in Melbourne, then spent
Self-test health kits promise quick results. But what do doctors think of them?
Convenient, discreet and offering results in minutes, rapid health and wellness tests are popping up on pharmacy shelves across Australia.
Influencers are promoting these three health tests – but they risk doing more harm than good
Medical tests are marketed on social media as a way to empower people to take control of their health, but
Do we really need eight hours sleep a night – and what happens if we don’t get it?
‘Once, after I did a presentation, someone came up to me and said, ‘I don’t get eight hours of sleep
Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has had to retract a misleading claim that sunbeds are as dangerous
French Sundays: should you dedicate a day each week to sex and a stroll?
Name: French Sunday. Age: As a viral happiness trend, quite new. As an idea, quite old. Old Testament, even …
Why did my GP just use Google? What I’ve learned about the health system, as a doctor and a patient
My medical history can sound almost unbelievable, even to me. In 2017, I underwent a spinal procedure during which the
My rookie era: After my panic attacks, woodworking became the one good thing I could count on
I had my first panic attack on New Year’s Day 2022. In the months that followed I experienced more of
I couldn’t stop worrying – until I learned about the 6.30pm rule
The second half of 2011 was not a good time for me. Work was very stressful, and what had been