Topic: Health
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‘Maybe my mum’s hoarding was her craving a sense of home’
Our attachments to physical possessions are complex, multilayered and often linked to life experiences — especially within immigrant communities
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44% of Muslim doctors ‘have faced regular discrimination since medical school’
The British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) also found majority had made lifestyle changes to stay safe after the riots
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Muslim-led projects to beat loneliness saved Britain £56m last year
Study links health problems including depression and even heart attacks to loneliness — but finds groups like Sisters4Islam are reaching those in need
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Assisted dying has MPs more reflective than ever. Here’s what they’re saying
Only one Muslim MP has publicly backed Kim Leadbeater’s bill, with six saying they oppose it. Privately, many in the Commons are conflicted
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Nine months pregnant, I can’t help but feel scared of being at the mercy of a broken maternity care system
Though I’m filled with excitement for my new baby, I know the NHS is on its knees and ethnic minority mothers are actively at risk
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‘In some cultures menopause is not even spoken about’
From social stigma to a lack of culturally appropriate care, a variety of factors are impeding access to treatment for minority ethnic patients
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South Asian women with postnatal depression benefit from culturally adapted therapy, study finds
Research suggests therapists who speak patients’ language and understand mental health stigmas can speed recovery
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Female MPs of colour face the worst abuse — and it’s a threat to us all
As parliamentarians such as Zarah Sultana face ‘deeply troubling’ levels of vitriol, some politicians have been forced out of public life altogether
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‘We often forget that women have always been involved in science’
Hyphen sits down with four women working across science and engineering to talk about the barriers still facing them today
