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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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'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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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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Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
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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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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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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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It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a paper airplane!
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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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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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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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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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Students share their experiences with freshers' flu - and what they've done to get better.
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Baroness Kathy Willis talks about the importance of green and blue spaces in cities.
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Singer-songwriter Calum Scott speaks about resilience and staying grounded for World Mental Health Day.
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Miranda Hart is interviewed about her recovery from fatigue on Woman's Hour
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We try to figure out why drug deaths are at an all-time high - and what can be done.
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Everton defender James Tarkowski speaks with lifelong fan Sam to discuss how the club are supporting members of the community with mental health challenges.
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Cystic fibrosis care, AI in cancer screening & science of run clubs.
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Shingles vaccine to reduce dementia risk? Antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea & tech trousers
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We investigate the safety of melatonin as a sleep aid, and should you eat your placenta?
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The Soma Space offers combined strength training and psychotherapy, and prospective clients can be referred.
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The illustrated walking maps guide people along four car-free routes in and around Tewkesbury.
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Advice on staying connected with friends when life feels like a never-ending to-do list.
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"You don’t die as a human being, you live on with others," Rosen told Saturday Live.
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The singer says she had emergency surgery shortly after performing at a festival in August 2023.
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The meetings allow primary and secondary school councils to shape policy directly with government.
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The charity-run centre in Hull will help women with the condition that can cause extreme pain.
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Reah Steer was prescribed the contraceptive pill, which only disguised her endometriosis.
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Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
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Women from ethnic minority communities typically experience perimenopause symptoms earlier and for longer.
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From October, most pharmacies in Wales can treat women under 64 who have urinary tract infections.
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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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Patients' families were “horrified but not surprised” when told the blanket policy had been in place.
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Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
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NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.
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Former cabinet minister says it would be ludicrous to suggest he tried to shortcut safety checks in the pandemic.
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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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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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She says husband Doug Barrowman and her are targets of a "politically motivated witch hunt".
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In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.
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The former health secretary was giving evidence about medical equipment deals during the pandemic.
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The Covid inquiry will examine the impact of the pandemic on care services, starting on Monday.
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The Inquiry hears from the lead of the test and trace unit
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Baroness Dido Harding tells Covid inquiry Rishi Sunak blocked higher support payments.
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Former health secretary Matt Hancock denied claims the government's attempt to throw a protective ring around care homes in early 2020 was empty rhetoric.
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Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
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But the health secretary says he will not negotiate on pay, adding that the union has lost goodwill with their five-day walkout.
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With doctors returning to work after five-day walkout, is there an opportunity for talks to re-start?
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Resident doctors in England went on strike over pay for five days at the end of July 2025.
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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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BMA says there is window of opportunity in coming weeks to reach a settlement after 12 strikes.
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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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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 debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
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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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With public satisfaction in the NHS just 21%, one area has a plan to shake up its services that could reduce GP waiting lists, as well as unblock hospital beds - but can it really work nationwide?
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The disposable vape ban is designed to reduce environmental damage and protect children's health.
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Do you need to spend more to get the best for your chapped lips?
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Young people are taking dangerous amounts of ket because it's cheap, easily available and helps them "disconnect", experts say.
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Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
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As a study casts doubt on the daily steps maxim, we take a look at some other health benchmarks we’re often told to strive for.
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The US is withdrawing $500m for vaccines for diseases like flu and Covid. Health correspondent James Gallagher asks if it's the right call.
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The NHS in England and Wales will start offering the MMRV vaccine to young children from January 2026.
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Barrister Mark McDonald claims to have the backing of a panel of world class experts who say there is no evidence any babies were deliberately harmed
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The wellness drinks industry is booming – but the big benefits they promise might be too good to be true.
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Tom Parker was treated in one of 70 harbour health clinics after breaking his fibula fishing at sea.
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Here are Dr Xand's three suggestions on how to look after your back without turning into a statue.
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Could her comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs and quieten the critics?
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The US health secretary's plans could have a huge impact on health policy not just in the US, but across the globe.
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Human remains can mean profits. But there is an emotional debate about the ethics of the industry.
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Families affected by a rare inherited disease say they have had to "scramble" for information.
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Here is a guide to how each product works and the pros and cons to help you decide what might suit you.
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The quest for brick-like abs has become serious business - even if you're only in Year 8.
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Some studies have suggested an association between the two, but experts say there is no causal relationship.
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Music can evoke powerful memories and offers a sense of normality for people dealing with illness or death.
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With claims of a 'two-tier system', could it be that these drugs are exacerbating health inequalities?
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Former Para-athletic world champion Stef Reid says footwear companies are failing amputees.
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The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.
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The government says it is taking action to protect people from “aggressive collection practices”.
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The soap actor meets families fighting for their children’s education for BBC Panorama.
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It's not an actual flu, and it's rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses.
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Bereaved Thomas and Ewa Hender are querying why a report completed 18 months ago is only now available.
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The former Spice Girl's new Netflix documentary has landed - under the shadow of a reported family feud.
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A mum whose 12-week-old baby underwent emergency surgery for a brain tumour calls for better awareness.
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Sports groups hope England Women's Rugby World Cup success can boost girls playing sport.
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The coroner opens the inquests into the deaths of Pauline Brown and Jennifer Fox.
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Pills, powders and creams promise to top up natural supplies which decrease as we get older.
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GPs are concerned they will be at the end of an "online triage tsunami" when the new system launches.
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The health secretary says "it's not happening", as ministers face questions about the prospect of tax rises.
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An undercover BBC team catch a fake doctor, a pharmacist and a nurse supplying Botox illegally without checks.
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Only "good fortune" prevented ex-gynaecologist Daniel Hay from causing more harm to women, a report says.
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US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to have a genetically related child.
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Unwell with a bad throat and temperature? You may have one of the new Covid strains circulating this autumn.
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Lawyers say the earplugs were used in operations, including in Afghanistan, from 2003 onwards.
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Crisps, sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks will be covered by restrictions starting in England.
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BBC Morning Live's Dr Oscar Duke shares his advice on how to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.
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Catriona MacPhee worked in a Highland care home for seven weeks as part of BBC Disclosure investigation.
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Seven people died following multiple failures by Karen Booth who continues to work for the NHS.
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When Harry turned 18, he no longer had access to various healthcare services, his mum says.
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British Medical Association say 30,000 medics were chasing 10,000 jobs this year.
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Former England captain Lewis Moody says in an exclusive BBC interview he has "a reluctance to look the future in the face".
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Gail Cairns started experiencing sight loss, headaches, and eye pain, but did not go to an optician when she first had symptoms.
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More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, say experts.
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An Audit Office report says 12,000 operations were carried out without assurance they complied with policy.
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Numbers waiting for treatment hit 7.41 million in England at the end of August.
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Some children paid "the highest price" of death because of redeployments, says health visiting charity head.
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Up to half of patients coming to some pharmacies are being turned away because they are not eligible.
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Spending just 20 minutes in nature can lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.
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Prince William's foundation is giving £1m to set up a suicide prevention network.
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