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Getty Images Finding the right period product for you can be a difficult task For many of us, our first lessons about periods were brief and practical, often limited to learning how to use pads or tampons. Alongside these traditional options, there’s now a wider range of products available, including reusable options such as menstrual cups, period pants and washable …

A view shows The World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. — Reuters  WHO spox says some studies suggested possible association. Evidence remains inconsistent, says Tarik Jasarevic. Warns against drawing casual conclusions in this regard. Neither the painkiller Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, following …

PA Media Wes Streeting has urged people to listen to UK doctors and scientists, not Donald Trump, when it comes to paracetamol use Pregnant women should ignore Donald Trump’s claims that taking paracetamol could lead to their child having autism, the UK’s health secretary has said. “I trust doctors over President Trump,” Wes Streeting told ITV’s Lorraine programme, adding that …

Getty Images US President Donald Trump has claimed there is a link between the use of painkiller Tylenol by pregnant women and an increased risk of autism in some children. Going against current scientific advice and medical opinion, he said the drug, known as paracetamol in many countries, “is no good” and women should “fight like hell” to only take …

A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on August 7, 2023. — AFP Thousands of children miss out on vaccination campaign. 27 children nationwide confirmed to have poliovirus. New vaccination campaign set foregin from Oct 13 to 19. KARACHI: Nearly 35,000 parents in Sindh have reportedly refused to get their children vaccinated …

Holly Hagan-Blyth Holly Hagan-Blyth opened up about intimacy after childbirth while co-hosting the CBeebies Parenting Helpline Sex is an integral part of many people’s relationships. But for some, a loss of libido is common after life-changing events, such as pregnancy and childbirth, according to the NHS. Reality TV star and fitness coach Holly Hagan-Blyth says this happened to her after …

The UK government should offer discount visas to US cancer scientists who have had their research cancelled by the Trump administration, Sir Ed Davey will say. “The UK should step up and say: If Trump won’t back this research, we will,” the Liberal Democrat leader will say in a speech to his party’s conference in Bournemouth on Tuesday. He will …

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter Andrea Brady Jessica Brady contacted her GP practice more than 20 times feeling unwell GPs in England are being urged to “think again” if they see a sick patient three times and can’t pin down a diagnosis, or find their symptoms are getting worse. The new NHS initiative, called Jess’s Rule, is named after Jessica Brady who …

A boy receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood in Karachi. — Reuters/File KARACHI: A new polio case has been detected in Sindh’s Hyderabad district, raising the total number of reported cases to 27 this year, authorities confirmed on Monday. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at Islamabad’s National Institute of Health (NIH) said …

Trump officials are expected to link the use of pain reliever Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, according to US media reports. At an Oval Office event on Monday, the US president will reportedly advise pregnant women in the US to only take Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere, to relieve high fevers. At the Charlie Kirk memorial service on Sunday, …