Heatwaves don’t just threaten your skin, they can damage insulin, inhalers and other medicines too, sometimes without any visible warning signs.

Up to 19 million people in the UK face digital poverty — and digital access is now a human right universities can’t afford to ignore.

Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, will now be used to describe the condition that affects around one in eight women.

New research shows community groups are helping men open up about mental health and challenge traditional ideas of masculinity.

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Talking therapies and other treatments may not address the underlying issues that are causing men to harm themselves.

We count down the top 20 public health achievements of the 21st century, voted for by public health professionals

Depression affects an estimated 40% of adults with chronic pain.

Girls said that visual platforms, such as Instagram and TikTok, particularly reiterate gendered expectations for girls on how they should present themselves.

This article describes the approach we developed in our research project about radical mental health zines, or mad zines. Rather than importing a set of accepte...

Investigating sex-specific factors could lead to more targeted therapies and better understanding of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.

It isn’t new but stronger drugs and faster absorption mean boofing carries risks many people don’t realise.

Our findings highlight life-long inequalities in mental health by factors that are down to chance.

When medical procedures are designed around male anatomy, women often pay the price – in pain, difficulty and dismissal.

Menopause is universal, but experiences are not. Ethnicity, culture and access to care shape symptoms, silence and support, leaving many women overlooked.

Nurses experience deep suffering when they can’t act according to their moral compass. Our research shows a way forward

Women’s experiences of pain – and how pain is felt, understood and lived through the body – sit at the heart of the exhibition.

You may not control which worries show up before Christmas, but you can control how you respond to them.

The goal is to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

Diagnosis rates are rising because the NHS pathway is overwhelmed and fragmented, not because distress is being exaggerated.

Our survey has highlighted shifts in the nature of drug use in England, the types of drugs adults take and their dependence on these drugs.

The main causes of youth deaths were shown to be injury, violence, suicide, road traffic accidents and substance abuse.

Perpetrators used emotional connection to create a sense of closeness early in the relationship, later using it against their victims.

Nicky Lambert explores a qualitative study which aims to build a model of practice for homeless women with severe mental illness in India.

Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.

How medical ignorance of menopause is putting women’s lives at risk.

Nicky Lambert explores a qualitative study which aims to build a model of practice for homeless women with severe mental illness in India.

A study tracking 2.4 million children found no link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism.

Participants report life-changing effects years after psilocybin treatment.

How we're working to eradicate mental health inequalities

Professional boxers’ most dangerous opponent is often invisible: depression, brain injury, loneliness.

Is patient empowerment empowering everyone, or widening the health-inequality gap?