Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in From dark under eye circles to thinning hair and pale skin, social media users are blaming low ferritin for unwelcome changes in their appearance. VideosContinue Reading
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It's important to make time for friends and loved ones. Luis Rojas Estudio/ Shutterstock When the clocks “fall back” in the autumn, it signals the start of the winter months. And, for many, this time change also signals the start of a difficult period – where the cold weather andContinue Reading
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Entonox, or gas and air, is widely used for pain relief during labour, but the nitrous oxide it contains is a potent greenhouse gas. J O Atkinson/Shutterstock The NHS has a substantial carbon footprint. Yet one part of its environmental impact receives relatively little attention: maternity care. The health serviceContinue Reading
Christina Applegate has spoken about the distress of learning that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis, despite continuing to experience debilitating symptoms. Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock When actor Christina Applegate revealed that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), she described the experience as “very unnerving” and “really confusing”.Continue Reading
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Artificial intelligence (AI) could help “supercharge” the fight against cancer, the head of a leading charity has said. As Cancer Research UK (CRUK) marks 50Continue Reading
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The U.S. fertility rate has hit another record low. For every 1,000 women, aged 15-44, approximately 53 gave birth last year – down from 54Continue Reading
