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What’s the point of pubic hair? Does it serve an important purpose or is it a costly inconvenience? An anatomist explains the science.
Apple cider vinegar has been hailed as the latest immune boosting wonder supplement – but claims should be taken with a pinch of salt. However, there is evidence that it could help with weight loss
TikTok and Instagram misinformation is reportedly causing some women to stop taking their birth control.
Kidney disease often doesn’t show up until the damage is quite extensive. So take care of your kidneys, starting today.
A recent study showed encouraging people with obesity to interact with others more can keep them alive for longer.
Alcohol and tobacco use carries significant health risks but they’re legalised – so why not cannabis? Despite the concerns, decriminalising cannabis could have public health benefits.
C butyricum promotes a robust immune system and restores out gut microflora.
The traditional Japanese diet contains plenty of rice, fish, pickles, green tea, soybeans, miso and shiitake mushrooms.
This link suggests that understanding and treating one condition could help with managing the other.
In January 1948, 84% of GPs voted against the NHS.
Our research reveals why discrimination in the NHS should be seen as a public health issue
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a rare but deadly condition triggered by the same bacteria that cause strep throat and tonsillitis.
This show has lots to say about the confusing time of life in your 30s, when some friends are settling down while others have just booked tickets for a pagan festival.
The World Health Organization recently recognised noma as a ‘neglected tropical disease’.
By encouraging patients to adopt preventive lifestyles and have screenings and tests, silent cancers don’t have to be a grave threat to health
If leftovers aren’t saved and reheated properly, it could put you at risk of food poisoning.
Some strains of this opportunistic pathogen are also increasingly becoming resistant to the drugs designed to treat them.
A highly unusual new case is giving scientists insights about what causes illusions of facial distortion
Is brain transplant surgery the stuff of dark Hollywood fairytales or a feasible possibility?
Despite the fact that there are similar injuries in men and women’s rugby, women should not be viewed merely as smaller versions of men.
Who doesn’t love a chocolate egg or two at Easter? Here’s why a little indulgence may not do much harm.
Can eating lots of pineapple change the smell and taste of the vulva and vagina? An expert examines the latest fruity vaginal health hack.
Around 4% of the population are unable to see things in their mind’s eye. Except when they are dreaming.
Honey has long been used as a natural remedy for many ailments.