The doctor won’t see you now

Menopause might be talked about more these days, but that doesn’t mean we’re always getting it right . From ‘being too young’ for it to being dismissed as ‘just’ hot flushes, we’re chatting to the experts to separate fact from fiction

Medical labels have undeniable upsides, but a new book argues that the increasing pathologisation of everyday differences can do more harm than good… and doesn’t always lead to better outcomes. What’s the solution?

Sue Hall, 68, lives near Leeds, with her husband David, 76. They have a son and a daughter, Becky, 34, who was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer last year. When Becky and Mark [her husband] said

I felt like I was dying and the reason why lay deep inside me

For many women who go on to be diagnosed with breast cancer, it’s usually feeling a lump or a change in their breast that sets alarm bells ringing and encourages them to get checked out. But, in the U

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