Author: Vittoria D’Alessio

They call it the Angelina Jolie effect: the popular belief that only a preventative double mastectomy can safeguard a woman from developing a tumour if she carries gene mutations linked to breast cancer. Celebrity actress Jolie made headlines in 2013 when she underwent radical breast surgery after genetic testing revealed she carried a gene – […]

Clare Williams was in her early 30s when she received an unexpected diagnosis: obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), the most common sleep-related breathing disorder. Unlike the typical sufferer, she was young, petite and female. Those diagnosed with OSA are usually overweight, male and middle-aged. ‘For a long time, doctors dismissed my symptoms because I didn’t fit […]