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Menopause: HRT linked to depression – here’s what the evidence actually says
Women use HRT to manage a variety of menopause symptoms. Image Point Fr/ Shutterstock A growing number of women are turning to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate distressing symptoms of the menopause – including hot flushes, bladder weakness, vaginal dryness, joint pain, brain fog, sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression.Continue Reading
The study of evolution is fracturing – and that may be a good thing
Darkdiamond67/Shutterstock How will life on Earth and the ecosystems that support it adapt to climate change? Which species will go extinct – or evolve into something new? How will microbes develop further resistance to antibiotics? These kinds of questions, which are of fundamental importance to our way of life, areContinue Reading
Taoiseach says sexual abuse at Blackrock College should be investigated by Gardaí
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said any surviving members of the Spiritan order who allegedly abused pupils at Blackrock College in Dublin should be investigated by An Garda Síochána. Mr Martin said he believed the first resource that should be deployed by the State is a thorough investigation of allegations ofContinue Reading
From preventing the common cold to problems sleeping after Covid, Dr Jeff answers your health questions
DR JEFF FOSTER is The Sun on Sunday’s new resident doctor and is here to help YOU. Dr Jeff, 43, splits his time between working as a GP in Leamington Spa, Warks, and running his clinic, H3 Health, which is the first of its kind in the UK to lookContinue Reading
Seoul Halloween crush: understanding the science of crowds could help prevent disasters – here’s how
When I was a teenager, the 1980s felt like a decade of disasters. We watched a terrible human cost being paid live on TV in a series of football-related disasters. I saw bodies stretchered away on advertising hoardings at Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, the back-and-forth terrace skirmishes at Heysel inContinue Reading
U.S. will keep Covid public health emergency in place at least until mid January
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra answers questions during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 30, 2021. Greg Nash | Pool | Reuters The U.S. Covid public health emergencyContinue Reading
Eurovision’s Sam Ryder sings CBeebies Bedtime Story based on Cyndi Lauper tune
E urovision star Sam Ryder will deliver a special sung CBeebies Bedtime Story about showing your “true colours” and being proud of who you are. The British singer, 33, rose to fame after he came second behind Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra in this year’s contest, giving the UK its best resultContinue Reading
Survey reveals worrying trend in conspiracy theories that deny terrorist attacks ever happened
The official inquiry into the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing has reminded us of the devastating impact of this terrorist attack which killed 22 people, injured many more and left families bereft. But to add to their difficulties, a study my team and I conducted for the BBC’s Panorama coverage ofContinue Reading
Resignation honours: what are they, why are they so controversial and can the system ever be changed?
Time for a quick quiz. What links Nadine Dorries, lockdown-rule-flouting London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and David Ross, a Tory donor embroiled in a scandal after funding a prime ministerial holiday to Mustique. If you answered, “They are all rumoured to appear on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list,” give yourselfContinue Reading
Mead insists diversity remarks are not a ‘true reflection’ of her beliefs
Beth Mead says comments attributed to her on the subject of diversity in the Lionesses team are not a “true reflection” of her beliefs. The England forward was responding to criticism after being quoted as saying the lack of diversity in the squad “was a coincidence”. 2 Beth Mead respondedContinue Reading