Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email When Donald Trump re-entered the White House in January he issued an executive order for a 90-day freeze on foreign aidContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The World Health Organisation has raised serious concerns that HIV medication shortages sparked by cuts to USAID will increase drug resistanceContinue Reading
tommaso lizzul/Shutterstock If you’ve been unfortunate enough to scroll through TikTok lately, the algorithm may have convinced you that cortisol, your body’s main stress hormone, is ruining your life. Yes, according to social media content creators, stress is giving you a repulsive “cortisol belly” and puffing up your sad “cortisolContinue Reading
In our study, the majority of participants had tried changing their diet to improve endometriosis pain. Perfect Wave/ Shutterstock Endometriosis affects nearly 200 million people worldwide. This chronic condition is characterised by tissue resembling the lining of the womb growing outside of the uterus. This common condition has devastating impactsContinue Reading
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The impact of unhealthy habits such as smoking and not exercising enough can be felt as early as age 36, aContinue Reading
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IR Stone/Shutterstock As the sun rises over the river Thames on marathon day this year, tens of thousands of cheering spectators will fill the streets and a record-breaking 56,000 adrenaline-fuelled runners will gather at the starting line of the TCS London marathon. At the start of the gun, the stampedeContinue Reading
