HEALTH

Before the new oral medication, women experiencing postnatal depression were prescribed an intravenous injection which risks excessive sedation and a sudden loss of consciousness.

Australian cancer expert fights back and survives aggressive brain tumour with his own experimental treatment, offering hope for future patients.

Cash for weight loss? UK experts say it could save NHS money on diabetes and heart disease, but mental health risks of obesity add complexity.

Our World in Data studied the number of anti-depressant prescriptions given out in 22 countries across the globe.

Popular gamer Ninja was diagnosed with early melanoma. Doctors credit routine skin checks for catching it.

Survey data shows that 64 per cent of employees are willing to take a pay cut for a job that better supports their mental wellbeing.

The financial burden of having a period varies worldwide, pushing as many as 500 women into period poverty.

Retailers are refusing to stock women's football boots due to lack of awareness about the growing business opportunity.

While the UK spends more than £8 billion on endometriosis each year, the average wait time for a diagnosis has risen to almost 9 years.

Completely dismissing the anti-vaccination movement, a 62-year-old paid for more than 200 doses of the Covid-19 vaccination.

More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study released by the Lancet medical journal.

UK children having parents of mixed nationalities could be prone to mental health problems as UK families face separation issues due to the new family visa salary requirement.

While the world imagines psychopaths to be violent and antisocial criminals, experts have revealed that "the behaviour of female psychopaths seems to be subtle".

Sarah Forrai and Lewis Battersby spoke to International Business Times UK about creating the "world's first ice facial tool", being noticed by Kendall Jenner and appearing on Shark Tank.

Gaza children and pregnant and breastfeeding women are surviving on less than two meals a day of the lowest nutritional value because of the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in acute malnutrition.

The study also highlights how mental health issues can even force young adults into lower-paid jobs or unemployment.

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer.

The UK government has awarded medtech funding to eight UK medtech companies which are developing pathbreaking tests and AI detection tools for faster treatment of life-threatening diseases, reducing the burden of NHS.

Several other states have decided to test samples of cotton candies.