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Chronic pelvic pain treatment should focus on quality of life, not pain alone
Chronic pelvic pain can affect sleep, work and relationships, so treatment may need to address more than pain intensity alone.
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Councils that restrict harmful advertising won’t lose out on profits
Some councils are restricting advertising for carbon-intensive forms of consumption in publicly controlled spaces to avoid undermining health or environmental goals.
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The politics of city rats: What urban rodents tell us about housing and sanitation
Why have cities had so little success in reducing rat numbers? It’s usually because they’re failing to address the larger social services issues that allow rats to thrive.
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Mental disorders are twice as common among victim-survivors of intimate partner violence
Yet victim-survivors often don’t or can’t access mental health care.
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More rehab centers should mean fewer overdoses. In one California region, we found the opposite
When people travel out of state for addiction treatment, overdose risk is greater than many realize.
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From Melbourne to Madrid, housing is shaping modern politics. But who benefits?
Housing crises across advanced economies are reshaping political loyalties, but which parties reap the rewards is hard to predict.
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Nicotine pouches, vaping or cigarettes: Which nicotine product is actually the least harmful?
Not all nicotine products are equally harmful. An addiction medicine physician explains how to parse the science.
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Are the UK authorities letting down survivors of modern slavery?
As the 100th anniversary of the Slavery Convention is marked, it’s time to assess the UK’s role in helping survivors.
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French school protests: a rite of passage – and the result of genuine concerns
Problems – and protests – regarding conditions in French schools go back decades.
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That brightly packaged sexual enhancement pill at the gas station might be laced with dangerous drugs
Sexual enhancement supplements often contain unlisted prescription drugs that pose serious health risks.