DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: We are shamefully ignoring the plight of middle-aged men 

When it comes to mental health, there’s a group of people we are systematically letting down. No, not ethnic minorities, gay people or women, but middle-aged men. Doctors, campaigners and politicians all ignore them and as a result many are living in misery, blighted by mental illness that goes unnoticed and untreated. It’s a myth … Read more

Friends reunion special delayed at HBO Max due to concerns over the spreading coronavirus

Friends reunion special delayed at HBO Max due to concerns over the spreading coronavirus By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 00:03 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 19 March 2020 The long-awaited Friends reunion special has become the latest victim of the coronavirus, with production being delayed. Filming was scheduled to begin next … Read more

Max von Sydow, who has died aged 90, was also the Hollywood baddie who said no to playing Dr No 

He was Hollywood’s most haunting screen presence, the first actor to play both Jesus and Satan on the big screen. The word ‘brooding’ could have been invented for Max von Sydow, who as the stern and gaunt, devil-battling priest in The Exorcist was arguably even more sinister than his demonic opponent spewing vomit from the … Read more

Game Of Thrones and The Exorcist star Max Von Sydow dies at his home in France aged 90 

Actor Max von Sydow has died at at the age of 90, his agent announced today.   The film star, known for roles in Star Wars, Game Of Thrones, Flash Gordon and The Exorcist, died at his home in France on Sunday.  His family announced the Swedish-born actor’s death ‘with a broken heart and infinite sadness’ … Read more

DR MAX: Don’t be a nation of Corporal Joneses – we all need to calm down about coronavirus 

They are scenes reminiscent of a zombie movie: photographs and TV footage of people pushing trolleys up and down supermarket aisles in a frantic search for ‘necessities’, only to be confronted with empty or ransacked shelves. But it’s not the desperate survivors of an apocalyptic invasion by the Walking Dead who’ve swept through Tesco, Lidl … Read more

Max and Keira’s law: New ‘opt-out’ organ donor system will be introduced in May

Max and Keira’s law: New ‘opt-out’ organ donor system that presumes all adults agree to donate when they die will be introduced in May Draft bill presented in Parliament today show it’ll come into force on May 20  Named ‘Max and Keira’s law’ in honour of boy who got heart from car crash girl System … Read more

Max, my four-legged saviour: In a second Kerry Irving lost his career, health and reason to live

In a split-second Kerry Irving lost his career, his health and his reason for living. As he contemplated giving up for good, he caught sight of this friendly, furry face… ‘Even in the worst moments, I can always reach out for Max. If I am tired or in pain, he stays even closer. He has … Read more

DR MAX: Women facing menopause are betrayed by a toxic mixture of misogyny, ageism and ignorance

Night sweats. Mood swings. Insomnia. Hot flushes. Weight gain. Headaches. Depression. Anxiety. Palpitations. Joint symptoms . . . I could go on. It’s a grim list, isn’t it? Yet these are just a few side-effects of the menopause. No doubt you would assume that a combination of such symptoms in women in their 40s and … Read more