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Older women are as varied and individual as we have ever been | Letters

Here is a woman who doesn't feel obliged to turn ageing into another self-improvement project. She can be angry, grumpy, less adventurous than she once was, and still enjoy her life. We hear so much about ageing well…

It is time the government treated hunger and obesity as two interlinked problems | Letter

Each report sees half the problem. The Health and Social Care Committee wants prevention and treatment run as separate workstreams, and stops at urging ministers to stand up to the food industry. The commission sees…

Tired all the time? What to know about B12 and if it actually boosts energy levels

When they're run down or facing a busy week, they say, a quick injection gets them through. Some med spas say many people feel an energy lift within a day or two and recommend a shot every few weeks. B12 is essential to…

‘I was in a darker place than I’d ever been. ECT was my only hope’: how Ted Scheinman finally broke through his depression

It was the day he went to the fair, aged three, and returned to his home in upstate New York clutching a Batman toy that he'd won. In the bathroom, he swooped his new doll over the sink. Scheinman had a vivid…

New drug could be cure for common cause of high blood pressure

Patients who took the drug, called baxdrostat, saw their blood pressure improve during a six- to 12-month course of the daily pills, but unexpectedly the benefits remained up to two years later, with some patients no…

‘What is this emotion telling me?’ How anger, fear and jealousy can point the way to a better life

My local gym closed down, and overnight what I laughingly call my fitness regime was toast. Quite literally, because now instead of plodding, spinning and lifting tiny dumbbells, I was spending my early mornings guzzling…

New ‘high safety’ chemicals in plastic food packaging linked to lower birth weight, study finds

As the health risks in exposure to common phthalate plasticizers became clear over the last few decades, industry began switching to a new type of chemical, called Dinch, that it claimed was a "high safety" , nontoxic…

‘They’re just live experiments’: the dark and deadly world of looksmaxxing

With more than 2 million followers and a cluster of mainstream media profiles , the 20-year-old streamer born Braden Peters has become the chiseled face of a once fringe movement to achieve algorithmically defined good…

8 Million More Reasons To Fix Numeracy. FE Soundbite 872

8 Million More Reasons To Fix Numeracy. This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by FE News: ISSN 2732-4095. We know life is busy, so here’s a snapshot of the latest announcements and epic thought leadership…

Yes, saunas are great – but have you heard of this amazing thing called a bath?

But if a trip to the spa seems like too much effort or money, then good news! An alternative could be waiting for you right behind your bathroom door: hot baths. Though washing habits have shifted towards showers in…