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What are the ‘luteal uglies’? And how they’re affecting women

More women than ever are talking about the luteal phase on social media, but how does it actually affect you?

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How to advocate for your health

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Professor Sunita Sar explore why we follow advice we suspect is bad for us.

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What your summer reading list says about you

Just picked your holiday book? Our choices can subconsciously reveal important parts of our personality, studies show.

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Farmwatch: Farmer on mental health issues

“Tom the Young Farmer” tells BBC Radio Shropshire how it’s important to check in on his friends.

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Holidaymakers warned about ‘explosive diarrhoea’ cyclospora parasite infection

The UK is seeing a sharp rise in cases – 67 since April – with many of them among travellers returning from Mexico.

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‘I want to break the stigma around herpes’

The psychological effect of a herpes diagnosis can be greater than the physical symptoms, experts say.

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Off to Reading or Leeds? Here’s your guide to festival make-up (without the toxins)

Neon is on trend, but some make-up products pose a serious risk to your health. Here’s what to check for, and how to dazzle.

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‘It was heartbreaking to attend a fertility appointment in a maternity unit’

Niamh Smyth and her husband Justyn have spent over a decade trying to start a family, undergoing four rounds of IVF, with three unsuccessful attempts and one pregnancy which ended in miscarriage.

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‘Every day I’m just winging it’: The families hoping for social care reform

As Andy Burnham outlines his aim to overhaul social care, BBC News speaks to the families caring for loved ones.

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Burnham doesn’t rule out tax rises to fix social care

The prime minister holds cross-party talks as he speeds up review of social care in England.

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