All news by author: Amy Packer

The Anthony Nolan charity is celebrating 50 years since a mum’s love inspired the first stem cell register. Lizzie Catt speaks to three families about their hunt for incredible people willing to help their children

Sarah Mulindwa, NHS nurse, sexual health expert and presenter of Channel 4’s The Sex Clinic, wants to bust some common myths as a survey for Tackle HIV, a campaign led by former rugby international Gareth Thomas, unearthed the extent misconceptions about the condition are believed

We look at a range of botanical oils including aloe vera which has been used for medicinal purposes by different cultures and versatile lavender which was used by Romans as an antiseptic

Celebrate the best of 2023 with The National Lottery’s New Year’s Eve Big Bash

From work using virtual reality to studies carried out in space, scientists are hoping to build a future free from arthritis and its symptoms, with a charity investing millions

Enjoying yourself over the festive period often comes at the price of a tighter waistband, but a top nutritionist reveals how to avoid heading into New Year with a weight loss resolution

Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing winner Bill Bailey opens up about how being unable to breathe while performing in Australia left him hyper vigilant about his health

Put mushrooms in sunlight before eating them, eat more spices and sprouts and try fermenting cabbage; these are just a few culinary hacks that will help your body this winter

Suffer from headaches? Discovering the type you experience is key to solving the problem - here’s our guide to the most common headaches, tips to prevent them, and ways to see them off once they kick in

Weight-loss guru Rosemary Conley tells Amy Packer how she’s learned to live with an incurable lung condition that causes embarrassing side effects

Yoga guru Cheryl Kennedy MacDonald says practising yoga can help ease symptoms such as hot flushes and disturbed sleep - and also help with long-term health issues

Welsh singer Charlotte Church has opened up about her health journey from inside her luxury wellness retreat, The Dreaming

Dr Maurice Duffy, a mindset coach, stresses mental health care does not have to be complicated and can start easily at home with a just few straightforward pointers

The TV adventurer tells Amy Packer how he copes with the chronic pain caused by a lifetime of pushing his body to its limit, including a freak skydiving accident in the '90s

Newport Harbour Island Resort on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island, USA is a striking, creamy modernist creation housing 257 rooms, a main tower and two long wings forming a right angle facing Narragansett Bay

Obsa reveals how Breadwinners, a National Lottery funded scheme employing young refugees to sell artisan loaves, is helping them make a fresh start

CBBC medic Raphael Olaiya tells Amy Packer about the terrifying childhood asthma attacks which made him fear for his life

Depression is more common than you might think – but spotting when someone you love is struggling can be difficult, even if you see them every day

Marion Marincat thought he had flu, but when he suddenly lost 80% of his hearing, he was diagnosed with otosclerosis - which affects about 1 or 2 in 100 people in the UK

Anna Borges, author of The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care, says self-care is about just finding small ways to feel a little more human, for example by taking some time to wind down

Old habits die hard but that doesn't mean you are stuck with them. According to the experts at Noom, understanding what caused us to form habits in the first place will help us ditch them for good

Our health intentions, like plans to detox, are sometimes misguided and, in fact, things like washing our hands more are often more useful