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Voices of Disability
My 27 Tattoos Have Helped Me Reclaim My Chronic Pain
Hannah Turner
28 Nov 2023
Beauty
From Vitamin D To Weighted Blankets: Everything You Need To Get Through Autumn...
Esther Newman
17 Nov 2023
Taking Care
Do You Have Sudden Allergies? It Could Be Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
Sarah Graham
23 Oct 2023
Dedicated Feature
Everything You Should Know About Cancer Hair Loss
When Lucia was diagnosed with a type of Hodgkin lymphoma in her early 20s, she prepared herself to lose her hair. She felt calm when she shaved her head be
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Laura Price
Immunity Health
My Hyperflexibility Was The Root Of So Many More Problems
Ellie Hopkins, 35, had always known she was bendy but never thought much of it. “I just thought it was normal. I assumed everyone could do the splits, or
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Sarah Graham
Wellness
Chronic UTIs Plague Women Across The UK — Why Does No One Care?
A few summers ago, 20-year-old Beth was a student, working part-time at her local garden centre. She had had urinary tract infections (UTIs) on and off sin
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Agnes Arnold-Forster
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Wellness
Cancer Is Not A ‘Battle’, So Let’s Stop With All The War Analogies
I had never felt more powerless than when I sat in my surgeon’s office for the first time, waiting for her to review the results of the frenzied testing
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Candice R Gleeson
Sun Blocked
“I’m Low-Key Terrified Of The Sun Now.” What It...
Welcome to Sun Blocked, Refinery29’s global call to action to wake up to the serious dangers of tanning. No lectures or shaming, we promise. Instead
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Wellness
My Rare Chronic Illness Is Now Viral On TikTok
Mollie, 25, lives with a condition that causes a racing heart, palpitations, intense fatigue, fainting and brain fog. It reduces her ability to stand or wa
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Agnes Arnold-Forster
Body
What It’s Like To Have Ovarian Cancer In Your 20s
Seren was about to embark on her second term at Salford University when she realised something was wrong. As a hard partying student, she put it down to th
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LUCY DRAPER
Beauty
You Need To Know About This Annoying Side Effect Of Taking Supple...
It’s safe to say we’ve become so much more invested in keeping as healthy as possible this past year, and as a result, the demand for supplemen
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Jacqueline Kilikita
Sex
How Cancer Changed My Sex Life
When Rebecca, 31, was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2019, her sex life with her partner was a welcome distraction. “We were like teenagers ag
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Elizabeth Bennett
Wellness
‘You Don’t Trust Your Body Anymore’: How Breast Cancer Warps Surv...
For the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world, there’s still a lot of hushed whispers around breast cancer. Beyond diagnosis, surgery, and treatmen
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Maggie Zhou
Wellness
I Was Diagnosed With Cancer At My First OB/GYN Visit & I Don’t Wa...
The first time she went to a gynaecologist, Emaan Abbass was 21. She’d heard her friends talking about their own visits, and figured it was time to go he
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Mirel Zaman
Healthy Lifestyle Tips
7 Foods To Eat When You Really Can’t Afford To Get Sick
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Elizabeth Gulino
Sex
Can Masturbating Really Boost Your Immune System?
Tiger King. Banana bread. Zoom calls we actually enjoyed. The early days of the pandemic feel like 100 years ago. Do you remember all the masturbation joke
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Mirel Zaman
Coronavirus
Let’s Talk About COVID-19 Immunity
Though COVID-19 has been circulating for nearly a full year, there’s still so much we don’t know about the virus. We don’t know why some
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Elizabeth Gulino
Wellness
7 Antiviral Foods To Boost Your Immune System
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Elizabeth Gulino
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Wellness
Does Sex Really Boost Immunity?
If you’re lucky enough to have been locked up inside with a quaran-partner during the last few weeks, you may have been having more sex than usual. A
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Elizabeth Gulino
Healthy Snacks
10 Vitamin C-Rich Foods You Should Be Eating Right Now
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Elizabeth Gulino
Wellness
How To Prevent A UTI (It’s More Than Just Peeing After Sex)
About 50-60% of cis women will have at least one urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lives, and many of us get way more than just one. A UTI occurs when
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Erika W. Smith
Body
How To Feel Better When You Have A Nasty Cold
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Sarah Jacoby
Wellness
Is It Possible To "Boost" Your Immune System?
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Cory Stieg
Wellness
What's The Best Food To Eat For Colds & Flu?
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Jess Commons
Diet & Nutrition
What Are The Vitamins You Actually Need?
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Sarah Jacoby
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