Not only are tonsil stones a "thing," they're far more prevalent than they're discussed. One woman details her year-long mystery, solved.

At a recent check-up my dentist said I had bad breath caused by tonsil stones, which was mortifying. What can I do about it?

You can remove tonsil stones at home using a water flosser or by gargling with salt water. Manual removal with a cotton swab can help dislodge tonsil stones if done gently. Tonsil stones form when ...

While bad breath happens to the best of us, sometimes standard brushing and flossing just doesn’t cut it, and dentists that we spoke to said this could be a sign of something else, lurking in the back ...

19:09, Tue, Sep 30, 2025 Updated: 19:15, Tue, Sep 30, 2025 As new Covid variants sweep across the UK this autumn, cases are climbing once again, with two strains now leading the surge. The Nimbus and ...

Think of the man frantically waving from the front of the stage as he claps and struts across his domain, and it is easy to see why Mick Jagger isn’t exactly known for his calm, soothing aura. The ...

With the change in seasons, many of us have already experienced runny noses, sniffles and coughs, making it challenging to distinguish between a common cold or Covid. A fresh Covid variant dubbed ...

The other day I saw my boyfriend’s blood pressure monitor on his desk. I didn’t feel remotely unwell and was relatively relaxed, but I have had blood pressure issues during the past year, so I thought ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected witness to Earth’s distant past: tiny iron oxide stones called ooids. These mineral snowballs lock away traces of ancient carbon, revealing that oceans between ...

Kidney stones are one of the commonest urinary tract problem that affect millions of people world wide. Kidney stones are hard deposits formed from minerals and salts inside the kidneys when urine ...

Levels of a new Covid-19 variant have surged in the UK in recent months, causing symptoms that might be easily mistaken for a common cold. As the seasons change and cases of winter viruses, like cold ...