Women's health

Women live longer but sicker lives than men who suffer more deadly diseases

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Sarah Carter

Women live longer in worse health than men, a Lancet study has found, because diseases that disproportionately affect men are more deadly. ...

My PMS was so bad I wanted to die

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Sarah Carter

A year and a half ago, I typed seven words into Google. A few clicks later, and what showed on my screen ...

The health lobby loves trying to terrify women. I won’t listen anymore

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Sarah Carter

Women, and increasingly middle-aged women, bear the brunt of the health anxiety machine. Adding to the burden, a recent Lancet report has ...

Women in wealthy areas are twice as likely to get access to HRT, official data shows

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Sarah Carter

Menopause specialists have said women struggling with debilitating hot flushes, sleepless nights and insomnia were too often short-changed if they were not ...

Women and men have differently wired brains. So what?

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Sarah Carter

Another week, another study rehashing the old debate about differences between men’s and women’s brains. Stanford University researchers are the latest to ...

How your sex affects your behaviour and health – according to science

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Sarah Carter

While most people are familiar with the term “man flu”, men really are more vulnerable to getting ill from a circulating infection. ...

HPV linked to heart disease in women for first time

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Sarah Carter

Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been linked to heart disease in women for the first time amid a national vaccine drive. Women with ...

How I learnt to control my stress by thinking like a man

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Sarah Carter

So would it benefit women to think more like a man? Here we ask health experts to identify the best male coping ...

Thunder thighs are a sign of robust health – here’s how to keep yours super strong

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Sarah Carter

The biggest takeaway from the Japanese study is that heart attack patients are 41 per cent less likely to go on to ...

Women have gained almost three inches on their waistlines since the 90s

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Sarah Carter

Earlier this year, a study by the University of Oxford found that every extra inch on the waistline increases the risk of ...