Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free Male health workers should be allowed to perform breast screening examinations to help tackle workforce shortages, experts have said in a callContinue Reading
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Patients’ lives are being put at risk by poor communication from healthcare professionals in hospitals worldwide, according to new research my colleagues and I conducted. Our analysis included 46 studies, published between 2013 and 2024, involving over 67,000 patients across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. And theContinue 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 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
