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Diabetes doesn’t have to lead to disordered eating

Diabetes doesn’t have to lead to disordered eating

Those diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are more than twice as likely to experience an eating disorder than people without, yet specialists continue to encourage carbohydrate-counting and food logging. How can diabetics avoid sliding down the slippery slope of disordered eating? Finding a balance between the right intake of food versus insulin is a dilemma diabetics face from the very outset of their diagnosis. So it’s only natural that, at...

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Could the pill for men balance the contraceptive burden?

Could the pill for men balance the contraceptive burden?

Scientists have developed a male contraceptive that doesn’t target testosterone, avoiding unwanted side effects like weight gain and depression. After proving 99% effective at preventing pregnancy in mice, the drug is set for human trials. It looks as though birth control options for men may soon expand beyond condoms and vasectomies because scientists in the US have developed a male contraceptive pill that’s so far proven safe and effective...

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A vision of vulvas: expanding knowledge and concepts of diversity

A vision of vulvas: expanding knowledge and concepts of diversity

The body positive movement has exploded in the last decade. Now, it’s finally expanding to a much less talked about part of women's bodies - the vulva.    The female anatomy has always been something of a spectacle. Early renaissance artists sculpted the dips and folds of women’s bellies, the curves of their spines, or the soft span of their collarbones. But when it comes to the space between women’s legs,...

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Reproductive healthcare in England sees yet another setback

Reproductive healthcare in England sees yet another setback

Marking a significant regression in the abortion rights of women across the country, the government has scrapped its ‘pills by post’ scheme, which has been celebrated as a game changing move that made terminating unwanted pregnancies safer and more accessible. Throughout the duration of Covid-19, attitudes towards the ever-contentious pro-choice/pro-life debate have shifted significantly across the globe. With the movement to secure women’s rights to abortion in flux (regardless of...

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