How Lois Balshaw is confronting the UK’s systemic failures in women’s healthcare
Jenni Kingsworth discusses Lois Balshaw's fight for much needed improvement in women's healthcare
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The secret benefits of the orgasm
Maia Cuschera discusses the hidden health benefits of the orgasm
Are we letting down young men and boys in our conversations surrounding eating disorders?
Samuel Bentley discusses how we can make men and boys feel safer in our discourse around disordered eating.
Winter blues and runny noses: how cold temperatures impact health
Louise Clarkson elucidates the effects of winter weather on health: ranging from influenza outbreaks to Seasonal Affective Disorder.
You are what you eat: the science of superfoods
Helena Tagg debates the notion of superfoods, exploring the scientific basis (or lack of!) this commonly used marketing slogan.
Does the government’s anti-obesity strategy offer more harm than help?
Freya Harrington discusses whether the government's anti-obesity campaign offers more harm or more help, and whether this is an appropriate use of public funds.
Eating disorders vs media representation
Despite affecting anyone, regardless of gender, age, race, and sexuality, there is a harmful but common media representation of eating disorders affecting young Caucasian females who are particularly concerned with…
Milestone Study Reveals Hidden Cancer Genetics
A global research collaboration on cancer genetics has generated unprecedented data. Annalise Murray reviews its enormous strengths - and where we need to look next to fully understand cancer.
The “Virus Crisis” as Viewed by an Insider
"There was no way I could have prepared myself for a virus outbreak, how could anyone have known?" Asia Cossu, a Durham student currently on a year abroad in China,…
What’s the Price of Changing a Life? Orkambi, Medicine and the NHS
For Cystic Fibrosis patients Orkambi offers huge hopes of an improved quality of life. Annalise Murray looks into tricky NHS negotiations, and why they delayed access to the new precision…