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The evidence is clear - so why are people questioning the benefits of plant-based diets?
Disordered eating doesn’t always lead to an eating disorder. But these behaviours – especially dieting – can be the first sign.
These tests promise to show how much cellular ‘wear and tear’ your body has undergone, and how that corresponds with your age in years. Here’s what the science says.
Although symbolically visible in some places across the continent, Turkey’s presence remains a work in progress.
Seminal plasma hypersensitivity can trigger allergic reactions after sex. Although it’s treatable, it’s often mistaken for yeast infections or STIs.
From July 2025, most 25–49s with a negative HPV result will be screened every five years. At-home kits will help reach those who avoid cervical screening.
Many of us feel sluggish or less social when it’s colder. But seasonal affective disorder is more than just a slump.
If our body is moving, but our brain can’t work out why, this creates some internal confusion.
An operation to remove the uterus should be called a uterectomy – like the removal of the tonsils is a tonsillectomy, or an appendix removal is an appendectomy.
Mounjaro offers up to 20% weight loss – but it’s not for everyone. Learn about eligibility, alternatives and why long-term habits still matter most.
From designer casts to TikTok rehab hacks, social media turns injury recovery into spectacle, but experts warn these viral trends may cause lasting harm.
These foods make up one-third of kids’ daily energy intake.
Screening for gestational diabetes will continue. But who gets extra testing, and when, will change.
Legalisation is not yet a done deal. Here are the challenges the bill could face in the House of Lords.
Fruit flies, fast skiers and electrical signals between muscles and neurons are helping researchers uncover a possible link between extreme exercise and MND.
Emergency service volunteers are passionate about serving their communities. But this comes at a personal cost, especially without the right supports.
Meningococcal disease is a rare but life-threatening illness caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.
There’s little research on the benefits of dancing to induce labour or once labour has started. But it’s unlikely to do any harm.
A growing body of scientific evidence shows myalgic encephalomyelitis chronic fatigue syndrome – or ME/CFS – is a biological illness, not a psychological one.
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