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How surrogacy helped my sister and friends | Letters

While the baby is living with its parents, my husband and I are the legal parents. We are waiting for our family court date in September to recognise the baby's biological parents as legal parents. My surrogacy story…

Can exercise really help improve my sex life?

It's not necessarily about changing how your body looks, or being strong enough to swing from the chandelier. Regular movement improves smaller, less visible bodily functions that increase your desire and capacity for…

Cambridge University defends its mental health support for Jason Arday

The university said it had continued to provide Arday with extensive mental health support and security measures, including installing panic alarms and screening racist emails and post, after he resigned from his post as…

‘It was barbaric. I was crying my eyes out’: why are so many women left in agony by routine womb examinations?

She was there for a hysteroscopy, in this case to remove a fibroid. A thin surgical instrument with a lens, a light, a blade and an irrigation system for pumping saline solution would be inserted through her vagina and…

Why cancer, not cost of living, may be the biggest issue in Iowa’s midterm elections

The midwestern state has the second-highest rate of cancer nationwide and, together with Utah and West Virginia , is one of only three states where the incidence of the disease is rising, according to cancer rate…

California law would force companies to disclose toxic chemicals in disposable diapers

Diapers often contain among the most toxic substances – phthalates, lead, Pfas, quats, arsenic, a range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and "fragrance", which can include any number of 1,200 compounds thought to be…

‘Our children are less cognitively capable,’ says neuroscientist who wants to cut screen use in schools

A former teacher, Horvath believes the use of screens and digital tools in schools is undermining how children learn and develop. "This might be one of the hardest truths our generation has to face," he writes in his…

AI cheating, leaked papers and marking errors: how exam protests went global

But this year, what might have been a summer of quiet family anxiety has erupted in several countries into public unrest. Exam-related turmoil has led to mass student protests in Mexico after nearly 60,000 university…

Massive egg recall in US south and south-west due to salmonella outbreak

The FDA on 12 August reclassified the recall of nearly 1.6m dozen white and brown cage-free eggs over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella. The recall is now designated class I, which the FDA defines as "a…

Tributes paid to Jason Arday after former Cambridge professor’s death

Arday resigned as a professor at the University of Cambridge last week after allegations of plagiarism, which he denied. He was pronounced dead just after 3pm on Friday . In a statement issued via his publisher, Simon &…