Health

Can antihistamines really help with PMDD and menopausal symptoms?

Debilitating symptoms lead some to try over-the-counter medications Allegra and Pepcid due to a social media trend

‘The eww holds power’: why disgust shapes how we see nature, queerness and each other

We learn what to fear and reject from those around us. But if disgust can be learned, it can also be unlearned

‘What’s happened to us? Where did we get lost?’ Zimbabwe reckons with the reality of violence against women

The deaths of a Bulawayo mother and her daughters spark calls for an urgent action on gender-based violence

How Trump Just Reversed a Century of Medical Progress

Public health is not built on executive decrees. It is forged through decades of clinical trial data, independent peer review, and trust between physicians and parents. On Aug. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans.” This directive disrupts our entire medical framework. By compressing the childhood vaccine schedule from 18 preventable diseases down to 11, demanding the fragmentation of combination shots like the MMR vaccine, and threatening state-level school mandates, this administration is unspooling a century of hard-won victories over infectious disease.

Crush-worthy cephalopods and beautiful bugs

Of the 1.3m spineless wonders in the world, you told us your favourites. Now it’s time to pick the winner

The Many Contradictions of Trump’s Vaccine Order

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‘We feared we’d all be drowned’: the Indian floods that killed more than 100 and left thousands homeless

More than 2,600 villages have been flooded in Assam this year, in a climate disaster made worse by uncontrolled deforestation and mining in the region

Week in wildlife: snake on a car, a careful spider mum and a lazy squirrel

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Nicole Kidman opens up about divorce from Keith Urban

The 59-year-old actor reflected on her high-profile marriages in an interview with Vogue, saying she felt ‘deeply vulnerable’ after her split from Urban

‘Unprecedented’ rain kills four in Japan as thousands stranded at airport

Evacuation orders issued for 400,000 as torrential rains hit Chiba prefecture as flooding risks remain high despite rainfall easing

'It was lonely being a young queer artist': Sam Smith on finding health, happiness

On their new album, Smith is subverting their singer-songwriter roots to tell a queer love story. They talk about their shifting fanbase, the nasty undercurrents of fame – and finding sanctuary in New York City

Experience: I found my long-lost twin aged 49

The joy, disbelief and shock of discovering I had a brother the same age as me came with a million questions. How were we separated and why?