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Women's Health World finds online misinformation reaching millions
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (223+ words) New independent research analysis has indicated the potential scale, nature, and reach of health misinformation across four major social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Tik Tok. The report, which focuses on a sample of posts about fertility,…...
Women's Health World
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (50+ words) The Hippocratic Post Women's Health World is a catalyst for global action on women's health. We aim to deliver tangible impact through: strategic partnerships and campaigns, a media platform and an impact fund. WHW mobilises awareness and behaviour change, systemic…...
IVF And miscarriage still aren't properly supported at work
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (408+ words) Around 1020% of recognised pregnancies end in miscarriage, and with IVF also becoming more common, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss are increasingly part of everyday life and workplace conversations. Against this backdrop, a fertility doctor is warning that some of the…...
The Sightsavers Garden at Chelsea Flower Show
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (137+ words) Rebecca Wallersteiner is blown away by Peter Karn, Sarah Fisher and Janice Molyneux's multi-sensory Sightsavers Garden which provides a rich and immersive experience that engages all the senses The garden design team, Peter Karn (Barker Langham), Sarah Fisher and Janice…...
Obesity rates levelling off and even declining
1+ week, 2+ day ago (860+ words) in many nations, says global progress report. A new analysis of global obesity trends since the 1980s reveals rising levels of obesity have slowed, stabilised and possibly even reversed in many nations, challenging the idea of a "global epidemic" of obesity....
Can eating really make you happy?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (380+ words) The rise of "Endorphin Eating" and the everyday foods that could help lift your mood. From "dopamine dressing" to "hot girl walks", the past few years have seen a surge in shareable wellness habits promising a quick lift. Now, that…...
Peppermint oil is proven to lower blood pressure
1+ week, 2+ day ago (344+ words) New University of Lancashire research finds two daily doses can reduce blood pressure by an average of 8. 5mm Hg. Daily doses of peppermint oil have been proved to lower blood pressures for patients with mildly high readings, new research has found....
Getting sheep off a tiny uninhabited island
1+ week, 2+ day ago (71+ words) The Hippocratic Post Crofter Ally Williamson has a tough job on his hands " moving a herd of young sheep, aka hogs, off an uninhabited island, with no pens or fences to contain them. This Farming Life returns with a brand'new…...
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (h EDS) gut problems not structural
1+ week, 2+ day ago (314+ words) A study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that persistent and distressing upper gut symptoms experienced by people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (h EDS), are not due to structural problems with the gullet (oesophagus), as previously…...
Chronic fatigue patients to benefit from world-first genomics study
1+ week, 2+ day ago (571+ words) Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients in the UK are set to benefit from a world-first genomics study into the condition, also known as ME " which affects hundreds of thousands of people nationwide " the government has announced. Backed by "4. 7 million of…...