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A baby breastfeeding

Health

Data suggests 60 per cent of babies aren't breastfed after 6 weeks

Guidelines recommend breastfeeding for 6 months, but data suggests that less than half of mothers in England choose or are able to breastfeed beyond six weeks

News

WHO calls for ban on ‘virginity tests’, including those used by police

Health

WHO calls for ban on ‘virginity tests’, including those used by police

News

old couple walking

Health

Bone hormone released during exercise may lead to new memory-loss drug

News

woman and children

Health

New clues to unravelling link between pregnancy and breast cancer risk

News

A rubber duck in a bubble bath

Health

Hot baths could improve depression as much as physical exercise

News

Rangan Chatterjee: The simple route to better health

Video

Rangan Chatterjee: The simple route to better health

Video

pregnant woman

Health

Pregnancy changes how hundreds of genes work in a woman's body

News

zero

Health

Why plans to achieve zero suicides might actually be counterproductive

Insight

Hangar One building

Life

2019 Breakthrough Prize winners set to receive share in $22 million

News

biologists working in lab

Health

Human placenta stem cells help people recover from hip surgery

The placenta is usually discarded after childbirth but it's a source of mesenchymal stem cells – and they help people regain muscle strength after hip surgery

News

Health

Fasting power: Can going without food really make you healthier?

Features

Health

Nicotine exposure in male mice may trigger ADHD in their offspring

News

Health

Half-hearted cannabis legalisation move leaves patients in limbo

Comment

Health

Wheat flour to be fortified with folic acid in the UK

News