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Why would a person pick a potential life partner without feeling the spark of sexual attraction? And can these relationships survive and thrive? Can sexual attraction be cultivated later? Therapist Ian Kerner shares what he's learned in his practice.
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An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these medications known as the "abortion pill."
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No air conditioning? Here are 14 methods for cooling your body and buffering your house from the outside heat.
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'Body doubling' is a strategy people with ADHD can use to accomplish more than they would alone. Here's how to do it.
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Your attention span has shrunk by nearly two minutes in the past 20 years, driven in part by technology's hold over your work and home life, experts say. Here's how to stay focused so you can get things done.
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The increasing popularity of stylish, trendy athletic wear has made über-comfortable clothing something that's not just for the gym. It's infiltrated all corners of culture, from high fashion runways to the offices of Silicon Valley executives — and really, it's appropriate for any occasion when you just want to be comfortable.
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Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
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It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a paper airplane!
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Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed in Wyoming are the oldest bat fossils ever found — and they reveal a new species.
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Since Tupperware, the iconic kitchen brand that's been a household name for decades, signaled recently that it might be going out of business, you might be wondering how long your stash of its food storage containers is safe to use — especially if it's vintage.
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We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and loom over our heads.
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An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer's or those who were in the early phases of the disease, the manufacturer said Monday.
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The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.
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Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation around 6 months of age.
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The first photo ever taken of a black hole looks a little sharper now.
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The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children's hospitals in many parts of the country -- especially with respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV.
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Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the Yale School of Public Health.
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A mother-of-three shared her story with Dame Deborah's mother Heather on BBC Breakfast.
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Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.
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People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.
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MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
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Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy calls for more openness on health matters
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The Rugby 7s player has struggled with body image in the past, but says sport has helped
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The Paralympic Rowing Cox will compete a year after getting the all clear from cancer.
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Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
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The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.
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Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will give us an answer.
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The appeal is clear - but should we be turning to appetite-suppressing injections?
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Marketing rules will be stricter, nicotine vapes will be taxed and disposable vapes will be banned.
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People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.
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The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.
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Experts call for an urgent review of obesity treatment services amid booming demand for weight loss jabs.
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Laws in the Isle of Man to let terminally ill adults end their own lives are in the last stages of debate.
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Increasing numbers of young people are using the drug, experts say. The health impacts can be catastrophic.
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The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
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The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they'd known beforehand.
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The Covid inquiry opens its next set of hearings on Monday, looking at the impact on healthcare and the NHS.
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An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.
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Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking into Covid.
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Explore the data on how the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in the UK.
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The UK Health Security Agency argued naming the junior officials could put them at risk of abuse.
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Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins said respirator masks may have worked no better than thin surgical masks.
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Dame Ruth May tells the Covid inquiry nurses struggled with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment.
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Patients' families were “horrified but not surprised” when told the blanket policy had been in place.
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Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
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Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.
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Covid inquiry hears harrowing testimony from ex-adviser in emergency preparedness at NHS England.
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NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.
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Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.
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The Covid inquiry restarts its live hearings this week, after senior staff in the NHS revealed just how close some hospitals were to collapse
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Boys born in the UK in 2023 can expect to live on average to 86.7 years, and girls to 90, experts suggest.
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The inquiry has heard from politicians, civil servants, public health experts and bereaved families.
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The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
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They said there was no support after the death and harm suffered by their loved ones.
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Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
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Chef Heston Blumenthal says being sectioned was the "best thing" as he dealt with bipolar symptoms.
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More young people are presenting to audiology teams in England with difficulty processing sound.
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As part of the BBC's special report, Clive Myrie meets the people at the Royal Free Hospital relying on the NHS for care.
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A coroner says the public is being misled over what an NHS physician associate does.
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A different strain of the winter vomiting virus is now on the rise, UK health experts say.
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Covid inquiry says hearings into the firm, led by Michelle Mone's husband, must be held in closed session.
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Emma found out she had a little-known condition and "wasn't obese" after watching a reality show.
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The drama tells the story of how families fought for justice over their children's birth defects.
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Charity report finds seven-month average wait for families of children with cancer to access benefits.
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The UK death rate reached a record low last year, according to exclusive analysis of death certificate data carried out for BBC News.
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It gives general practices a big funding boost, as well as reducing red tape and targets.
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Creon, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, helps digestion but stocks are desperately low.
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Testing for PSA protein can indicate whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.
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“Kasibba”, who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds wrongly detained.
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Levels look set to accelerate rapidly, particularly in lower-income countries.
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An overgrowth of bacteria in the vagina, known as BV, may be spread by sex, researchers say.
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The UK was once ranked the best country for end-of-life care - but, say experts, that has all changed
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Packaging inside the box incorrectly states the pills are a different painkiller, aspirin.
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It does not spread easily and the risk to the public is very low, experts say, after finding a case.
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Edith Eagle says she felt she was "drowning in her own body" after using one of the unlicensed products.
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School and nursery staff in the poorest areas will be asked to help young children brush their teeth
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A hospital trust is investigating if medical records of the three victims were accessed "inappropriately".
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New part of the immune system - hidden inside our bodies - could be used to make new antibiotics.
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Women who have quickly lost weight say strangers are now more likely to smile at them or strike up a conversation.
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Calls are made to help address stigmas attached to chemsex and improve support.
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The at-home light therapy treatment is increasingly being seen as a must-have skincare accessory.
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