Xmas baby boom highlights need for 2026 maternal support grant
The 2026 maternal support grant aims to extend child support to pregnant women to prevent issues within the first 1 000 days. Here’s why …
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Doctors Think Ovaries, Not Just Eggs, Are Factors in Fertility and Aging
Recent research highlights that the egg may be the leading lady, but she needs her supporting cast.
How One Father Created an Organ Empire
The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to a company owned by its founder.
What It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone
She went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for their marriage.
Light therapy boxes placed in all NI libraries
Some of the lamps – which are often used for Seasonal Affective Disorder – are available to loan for up to three weeks.
A Man Who Shunned Cheap Sentiment Left a Gift for Others: Life
Brendan Costello was a cleareyed writer who might have found this article a bit treacly. Such is the cost of being a good guy.
Flu cases falling ahead of Christmas, experts say
UK health agency says drop is encouraging news, but warns flu could still bounce back in new year.
Research finds surprising link between cheese and dementia risk
New research suggests a surprising link between cheese and dementia risk. Here’s what a long-term study found and what it really means.
Christmas can be a nightmare for misophonia sufferers like me
Christmas is a difficult time if you suffer from a reduced tolerance to sounds, but there are ways to make it easier.
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That Time of the Month with Naga Munchetty, Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi
What Is a Grief Attack?
Sudden surges of anguish can accompany intense mourning. That’s not unusual, experts say, and sometimes even helpful.
This Texas Family Was Part of the Biggest U.S. Measles Outbreak in a Generation
The measles outbreak in the United States is now in its 11th month, with almost 2,000 cases. The Timmons family were some of the first people to get sick.
Toddler finally home from hospital for Christmas
Bertie Melly was in hospital for 18 months after his premature birth in May 2024.
US regulator approves pill form of Wegovy weight-loss drug
Wegovy becomes first pill of its kind to be approved, shifting weight-loss drugs beyond injections.
Childbirth epidural kit shortage could last until March, officials say
The shortage is due to a major supplier stopping manufacturing epidural bags, the government says.
Hospitals working to get patients home for Christmas after five-day doctor strike
Health experts have warned that the impact of the strike will be felt into the new year “and beyond”.
Living and Light
Illuminating new science on artificial light and our health.
Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves
In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side effects.
What Is ‘Functional Freeze’?
The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings.
Weight-loss jabs: What happens when you stop?
You may have lost the weight you wanted to lose – but now you’ve stopped the jabs, how easy is it to keep it off?
‘I thought I had flu but was told I had cancer’
Sophie Claxton, from Burnley, was 16 when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.