Section: Health
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‘Pharmacy bingo’: the communities bearing the brunt of the medicine shortage crisis
A global shortage of medicines is creating even more barriers for Muslim communities in accessing healthcare
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‘I have never seen injuries in children like I saw in Gaza’: a surgeon shares her experience
Dr Mahim Qureshi, a surgeon from London, spent two weeks in the Al-Aqsa hospital delivering vital aid to hundreds of patients
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How doulas are helping to tackle inequality in maternity care
Research shows Muslim women are more likely to face discrimination during childbirth
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‘I thought eating disorders only affected white women’
People from religious and cultural minorities face unique barriers on the road to recovery
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The Muslim women struggling to stop watching porn
In stark contrast to men, few resources exist to help women end their consumption of explicit online content. Here, they tell their stories
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Muslim therapists call for more openness on faith-based counselling
New research indicates that faith-based treatment is more effective in improving the mental health of Christian, Muslim and Buddhist patients
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British Muslims and the battle against long Covid
The pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on working-class and ethnic minority communities in the UK. For some, its consequences show no sign of ever going away
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Islam-led sex educators are helping Muslim women ‘lean into pleasure’
For some Muslim women, feelings of fear and shame around physical intimacy are at the heart of medical conditions such as vaginismus
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‘My ADHD made me feel like I had failed God’
In recent years, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has become increasingly understood both at home and in the workplace — but the condition presents specific problems for practising Muslims
