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This Nail Change Could Be A Sign Of Lung Issues

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Darker streaks in your nails, horizontal ridges, and half-white, half-pink or brown nails with a clear line between the colours can all signify health issues.

And it turns out you can spot psoriasis on your nails, too.

So perhaps it shouldn’t be shocking that your nails can also show issues with your lungs and heart through another change to the area.

Cleveland Clinic writes that “nail clubbing” is most often linked to cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions, “like lung cancer, lung infections, interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis or cardiovascular disease”.

However, it can have other causes, like Crohn’s disease and liver conditions. It can sometimes simply be a genetic variant that isn’t anything to worry about.

What is “nail clubbing”?

Nail clubbing can start gradually, but it ends with your fingernails curving over rounded fingertips.

The nail looks wider and more bulging ― a bit like an inverted spoon ― and feels softer and “spongier”.

Your nails might feel warm and look red. Before the “clubbing” fully takes place, you might notice your nails widening at the top and beginning to wrap around your fingertips.

It often begins in your thumb and forefinger before spreading to other nails, but it can affect any nail or a few nails at once.

In the early stages, you might want to look out for the “Lovibond angle” sign.

The Lovibond angle is the small dent at the bottom of your nail that you can see from the side. But per the Cleveland Clinic, “In the early stages of nail clubbing, your nail and nail bed look flat from the side”.

And Mount Sinai adds that nails in the early stages of clubbing “may seem to ‘float’ instead of being firmly attached” to your nail bed.

Normal Lovibond's angle vs clubbed fingernail

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Normal Lovibond’s angle vs clubbed fingernail

When should I see a doctor about suspected clubbed nails?

The change “can be a sign of many serious, long-term conditions,” the NHS says.

It is linked to “heart and lung diseases that reduce the amount of oxygen in the blood,” Mount Sinai added. Sometimes, this includes lung cancer.

So if you notice changes that suggest clubbing, speak to a doctor as soon as you can.

The condition may be harmless, but it’s improtant to get it checked out anyway.

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I’m A Sweaty Sleeper. This Mattress And Duvet Combo Have Changed Everything

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As you will have noticed stepping out your door this morning – it is now bloody cold! The Autumnal equinox has come and gone and summer is well and truly over.

I look forward to spending the next month simultaneously boiling and freezing at various points during the day. (Layering clothing is more complicated than you’d think.) For many of us, the colder weather also prompts a new bedding dilemma.

For some of us this means wondering if now is the time to swap our duvet for a heavier tog, or turning our mattresses over to let them breathe a bit as we enter central heating season.

But for me, the effort and decision is minimal as I’ve finally found the most comfortable mattress ever, and the most convenient and comfortable duvet, as well.

The best duvet for all seasons (and sweat levels)

For those of us who are sweaty sleepers – whether naturally, or perimenopause-induced – the Simba Hybrid 3-in-1 Duvet really is a lifesaver.

As an American who has lived in the UK for nearly 20 years, it has taken me a very long time to get used to sleeping without a top sheet. (I tried again recently, and decided I think I actually hate it.)

I could never really get on with the idea of sleeping with a duvet in the warm, late summer months until I started using this duvet. Basically, it does what it says on the tin.

There are two parts to the duvet – one layer for the warmer months that’s only 3.5 tog, and another for the cooler months that’s 7 tog. If you’re terrible at fast maths, that’s a total of 10.5 tog if you’re wanting the warmest option available. Together, the layers become one fluffy, warm, cloud of a duvet. And on their own, still delightful.

The layers simply snap together with the little poppers on the edges of the duvet. This week I swapped the 3.5 tog for the 7 tog, and it’s the perfect weight and warmth for these funny months where it’s still warm in the day, and then brisk in the evenings and early mornings.

I’m also a big fan of sleeping with the window open – what’s more pleasant than a cool room and snuggling under a warm duvet? – so this is ideal for me.

The best mattress for hot sleepers

I usually find mattress shopping to be a stressful event. How do you choose without laying on a hundred different mattresses? How do you really know which ones are comfortable? How can you ever be sure?

This is where honest reviews come in handy, so when I say that I absolutely LOVE the Simba Hybrid Pro Mattress, I genuinely mean it.

This is the first mattress I’ve been able to decide on as a newly single person, and it felt like a very big deal. I got to choose the firmness and size that I wanted – and I have to say I feel like a genius for deciding on this one. I went for a King, and what I love about this mattress is that it has a breathable layer and I don’t feel like I’m being boiled alive by a hot hob when I’m sleeping (which some mattresses genuinely feel like).

It’s hard to believe when you first pull a rolled-up mattress out of a box that it’s going to actually unfurl into something that’s both comfortable and also thick enough to support you in your slumber – but it truly is. Because of how my move into my flat happened, I only had a few hours of the mattress being out of the box before I slept on it, and it was absolutely fine. By the next night, it was heavenly.

I continually find the height of this mattress to be really impressive. It has several fancy layers that I can’t exactly pretend to explain or understand all that they do, but crucially I know I can take off the top layer to have it washed, and that there’s a breathable wool layer, as well.

Firmness wise, this is excellent. As an elder millennial who just turned 40 – and spends a lot of money on physiotherapy – I can confirm that this is neither too hard, nor too soft. It’s comfortable and sturdy for all manner of nocturnal activities, and it doesn’t leave you with new cricks in your neck or kinks in your back when you wake. Ideal.

The combination of the Simba Hybrid 3-in-1 Duvet and Simba Hybrid Pro Mattress really have helped give me the most comfortable and supported sleep I’ve had in months. I can’t recommend either enough – particularly if you run hot overnight or like to have options when it comes to your duvet tog.

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Dua Lipa Clarifies Reports Suggesting She Fired Her Former Agent Due To His Pro-Israel Stance

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Dua Lipa has spoken out after recent reports about the parting of ways between herself and her former agent.

Over the weekend, the Daily Mail published a story linking Dua ending her professional relationship with David Levy and the fact he had reportedly signed a letter over the summer calling on Glastonbury organisers to drop Kneecap from their line-up amid controversy surrounding comments the group had made about Israel and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Posting on her Instagram story on Tuesday evening, the Houdini singer – who has previously expressed solidarity with Palestine – maintained that while she does “not condone the actions of David Levy or other music executives toward an artist speaking their truth” she also “cannot ignore how this has been handled in the press”.

“Not only was the story completely false but the language used by the Daily Mail has been deliberately inflammatory, crafted purely for clickbait, clearly designed to fuel online division,” she insisted.

Dua added: “It is always Free Palestine but exploiting a global tragedy in order to sell newspapers is something I find deeply troubling.”

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Dua Lipa calls out the Daily Mail for sharing a false story which involved the singer firing David Levy as her manager:

“It is always Free Palestine but exploiting a global tragedy in order to sell newspapers is something I find deeply troubling.” pic.twitter.com/sPGKy1FsJA

— Pop Base (@PopBase) September 23, 2025

Meanwhile, Dua’s agency WME also issued a statement to BBC News, which read: “Reports suggesting that Dua Lipa or her management dismissed one of our agents because of his political views are categorically false”.

Pointing out that Dua and David worked together in her “early career”, the company’s statement said that the pair officially stopped working together as far back as 2019, although he remained “in an advisory role” on her team until “earlier this year”, at which point they said he moved on to other projects.

The Mail’s online article has now been updated to reflect this, as well as correcting an error suggesting that David had at one point served as Dua’s manager, which is not the case.

So far, 2025 has seen Dua touring the UK in support of her latest album Radical Optimism, notably including two sold-out Wembley Stadium shows, and announcing her engagement to the British actor Callum Turner.

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