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 A new method that could transform how aggressive brain cancers are treated has been developed by researchers. Experts at Washington UniversityContinue Reading
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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 Older women can significantly reduce their risk of early death by walking just 4,000 steps a day, new research suggests. Crucially, thisContinue Reading
B-D-S Piotr Marcinski/Shutterstock Choking during sex has moved from the margins to the mainstream for many young adults, but the risks have not changed. New research shows how common the practice has become, and how confused many people are about what makes it dangerous. A survey commissioned by the InstituteContinue Reading
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Microgen/Shutterstock If the NHS recommended it, would people test their own hearing at home and use self-fitting hearing aids? A survey of over 2,000 adults found that nine in every ten said yes, they’d be willing to test their own hearing. Most also said they’d try a hearing aid sentContinue Reading
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