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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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Poet Paul Farley faces up to the fact that it’s time to address his hearing loss.
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Clinical psychologist Dr Becky Kennedy says resisting the urge to fix, and connecting with your child instead, is key.
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The toddler has astounded doctors with his progress, nine months after the ground-breaking treatment.
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Toddler Oliver and his dad Ricky join Jon and Sally on the Breakfast sofa, to discuss his progress after his ground-breaking gene therapy.
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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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Packaged milk drinks, including some packaged coffees, will be included in the "sugar tax", the Health Secretary has announced.
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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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There are multiple ways for men to combat hair loss now, but should they have to?
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The Accounts Commission says the amount councils are spending on culture and leisure services is not keeping up with rising costs.
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Hundreds of peopling attending singing groups are being taught songs and breathing techniques.
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A hospice offers a free programme for those with life-limiting or serious progressive illnesses.
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For Sophie Richards those early conversations were just part of the daunting prospect of finding love when you have endometriosis.
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The sessions in December and January aim to bring people in Wolverhampton together during the colder months.
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Dawn Lord says she had no idea what was happening to her during her "traumatic" hysteroscopy.
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Alex Allan says she feels "sad" that treatment for the condition has not moved forward in that time.
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The princess appeared on a podcast ahead of World Prematurity Day for premature birth research charity Borne.
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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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A former Team GB athlete is calling for free sports bras and fittings for secondary school girls.
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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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Resident doctors in England are striking between 14 and 19 November, in their 13th walkout since 2023.
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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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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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Experts suggest that the number of people with ADHD is actually going to remain steady.
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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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People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.
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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 disposable vape ban is designed to reduce environmental damage and protect children's health.
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The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
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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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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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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 NHS in England and Wales will start offering the MMRV vaccine to young children from January 2026.
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Some social media influencers are pushing products to young gym-goers and students, health experts warn.
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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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Mark Hutchinson was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes "out of the blue".
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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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Gone are the days when facelifts were for the ageing wealthy. Now younger people are going under the knife.
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Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.
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How linked are financial worries and health? GPs in London are trialling a financial support scheme.
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One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
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The global market in this supplement is worth almost £3bn - a figure set to nearly double over the next decade.
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Let's talk about sweat... From contestants on The Celebrity Traitors and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for business meetings
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ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.
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A BBC investigation finds kits on sale containing more than 500 times the legal limit of bleach.
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UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to be vaccinated.
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A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.
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Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.
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In her first UK interview Megan Garcia speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about the death of her teenage son.
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A month since GPs in England started offering online appointment bookings, patients recount their experiences.
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Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.
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You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?
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The weather alert service warns the public when high or low temperatures could damage their health.
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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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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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Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
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Two Nobel prize-winning scientists worried about "asymptomatic transmission" between staff and patients.
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A teenager has told the Covid-19 inquiry she often feels "left out" after missing so much school.
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School closures seemed the only option but lockdowns probably went "too far" , former PM tells Covid Inquiry.
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This part of the inquiry is looking at the impact the pandemic had on children and young people.
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The inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic has heard from politicians, civil servants, experts and bereaved families.
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The ex-senior minister apologises for mistakes in the pandemic, but defends some of the previous government's actions.
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Baroness Hallet says ministers failed to take "decisive action" against an "entirely foreseeable" variant.
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Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.
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The report looks at whether lockdowns were timely and reasonable, and what impact rule-breaking at the heart of government had on public confidence.
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The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.
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Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.
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The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.
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Business owners describe breaking into tears as they were forced to lay off staff, while workers feared for their jobs
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The family of the Birds of a Feather actress say "she's still funny, she's talking, she's happy".
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Brittany Miller is known for posting food and lifestyle content to her three-and-a-half million followers.
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Almost half of patients given a heart pump, after the NHS had raised concerns about it, died soon after.
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Closing submissions are being made in an employment tribunal brought by eight female nurses.
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At the end of September, the backlog stood at 7.39 million in England.
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The UK turns to artificial intelligence (AI) to reverse the rising numbers of infections that shrug off antibiotics.
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the five-day strike by resident doctors is "completely irresponsible".
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The Foreign Office list now includes India, Morocco and Nepal following a "global increase" in reported cases.
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It is increasing our risk of a range of chronic diseases, including obesity and depression, a major review says.
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Dr Jilly O'Hagan says she is "hugely concerned" after three patients in her surgery received a late cancer diagnosis.
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The study aims to find the best way to detect prostate cancer - the most common cancer in men in the UK.
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The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers.
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Those taking part in the study will be children under 16 who are going through puberty.
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Celebs including Charlie XCX swear by them. But what are polynucleotides and do they work?
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Former charity boss Liz Sayce found confusing guidance on Carer's Allowance had left thousands with fines and surprise bills.
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Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
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One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
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The former PM is calling for more men to be screened for the disease, which is the most common cancer in males in the UK.
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There were initial hopes that the drug in weight loss jab Wegovy could slow progression of dementia.
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Doctors say Tatiana Schlossberg's struggle - even with the best care as a member of a prominent family - emphasises the need for more research.
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Transplant donor says "anyone with a heart would give something to keep someone else alive".
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Tributes are paid to the renowned surgeon who carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant.
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Milkshakes and lattes to be included in UK sugar tax scheme for the first time.
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Brain scans on thousands of people reveal the dramatic shifts the brain goes through between birth and death.
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A court found a health trust had failed to provide safe care for Ellame at Worthing Hospital.
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The tribunal ruled the doctor's posts "may impact on patient confidence" in both her and the profession.
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Congleton High School wrote to staff and parents to inform them of the closure.
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