Health
There's finally a treatment for my five-year-old's dementia - but it'll cost me £3m
The dementia treatment for children is available in the US, with funding for UK children unclear.
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‘I’m walking up hills!’ Maggie Beer on recovery, young fans and 20 years since the Cook and the Chef
Ahead of her talk at the Powerhouse Parramatta Opening festival, the 81-year-old cookbook author and presenter says she still has a lot on her plate
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International
New ‘high safety’ chemicals in plastic food packaging linked to lower birth weight, study finds
Dinch, an allegedly ‘safe’ alternative, used in the EU and US also found to cause fetal development complications
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Health
'You feel that you're not alone' - the young people finding community in grief
Too Young to Grieve is an informal peer support community providing young people with a space to grieve.
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International
Yes, saunas are great – but have you heard of this amazing thing called a bath?
Ever since the ancient Greeks, we’ve suspected that soaking in hot water is good for your health. Now science has proved it
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Golden State Warriors’ Kristaps Porziņģis steps away from basketball over undisclosed health issue
Warriors center Kristaps Porziņģis says his body has not responded as expected and is stepping away from basketball to prioritize his health
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International
Porzingis steps away from NBA over health issues
Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis said Friday he is stepping away from basketball due to health issues.
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Health
Under-16s could be banned from buying energy drinks in Wales
Young people in Cardiff told BBC Wales they supported the proposed ban.
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International
Autism, masking, and building a more inclusive world
Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris on the rise in the number of people labelled autistic over the last 20 years
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International
Experts on why your back hurts – and what to do about it
Are you one of 600 million people with lower back pain? Osteopaths identify the most common causes – and remedies
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International
‘I’m not shaving my legs just to not orgasm’: 14 single women on their relationship to sex
Women of all ages across the globe open up about their sexual experiences amid a time of supposed societal sexual upheaval
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International
Is ‘ferritin face’ real? Why your iron levels might be low - video
Social media is awash with claims iron deficiency can be identified in the mirror by dark circles, breaking hair and dry skin. But is ‘ferritin face’ real? Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample why so many of us struggle to keep our iron levels up, how we can actually diagnose low iron and the best way to correct a deficiency, with help from Hal Drakesmith, a professor of iron biology at Oxford University, and advice from Dr Sue Pavord, a consultant haematologist at Oxford university hospitals and associate senior lecturer in clinical medicine at St Edmund Hall.
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