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Whether you’re trying to spice things up with your significant other or connecting with a new partner, navigating your sex life can be complicated. So you might just turn to someone you trust for a bit of their hard-earned wisdom and some tips. But often the sex advice you might get from family, friends or

I am hypnotised by the idea of any new thing that promises to make my life more amazing. So, when New York Times bestselling author Anthony William – AKA the "Medical Medium" – came along with his millions of views on YouTube, countless testimonials and a plethora of celebrity endorsements (including Pharrell Williams, Miranda Kerr

The keto diet has been massively popular in the last few years, and for good reason: It’s the go-to diet of celebs like Halle Berry, Savannah Guthrie, and Jenna Jameson, and it’s been shown to lead to major weight loss for many women who’ve tried it. The thing is, going from eating whatever you want

In recent years, the phrase “sex toy” has become synonymous with the word “vibrator”—even though the two aren’t quite the same. Sure, vibrators largely dominate the sex toy space. But there are tons of other toys out there that don’t buzz, rumble, or even really move at all. These non-vibrating sex toys deserve just as

No matter how much you love your bouncing baby, no one loves changing diapers. And no matter how sure you are you’ve found the perfect brand, there will be blowouts, and middle of the night leaks, and there will be times when you will unveil a poop you swear is adult sized. No amount of

Some kitchen items you buy out of necessity, others you buy out of pure want. Dutch ovens are (arguably) the latter: They’re the kind of luxurious pieces Pinterest dream kitchen boards are made of. However, gorgeous as they are, Dutch ovens also serve a purpose beyond the purely aesthetic — they’re multifaceted and can be

It’s one thing for your parents to help educate you about sex and sexual health. But there’s a fine line between appropriate and just plain weird––and rapper T.I. (real name: Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.) has definitely crossed it. You could say he’s so far over the line, he can’t even see the line. In a podcast

Meatless Mondays are easier than ever thanks to the bevy of look-alike burgers in your supermarket that feature zero meat. Yep, I’m talking about Beyond Meat and similar companies producing plant-based burgers, which are still very much on the rise. After years on the market and a solid IPO showing, Beyond Burgers are available in

It’s been four years since shared parental leave was introduced in the UK. The policy that would see more dads taking an active role in parenting—with new parents sharing time off following the birth of a baby or an adoption. Under shared parental leave, mothers must still take the initial two weeks after birth, but

A global research team led by scientists from Singapore and the United States has discovered new evidence that there is an underlying link between degeneration of the eye and brain. They found that genetic variation at a beta-amyloid gene was significantly associated with increased risk of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG), the most common form

Wait times in U.S. emergency departments are increasing. A new study published in Economic Inquiry indicates that prolonging the wait time in the emergency department for a patient who arrives with a serious condition by 10 minutes will increase the hospital’s cost to care for the patient by an average of 6%, and it will

Indian doctors remove a 40lb tumour the size of a BEACH BALL from a 38-year-old woman’s ovary ‘after she went to hospital struggling to breathe’ Kavita Kalam had been suffering from severe stomach pain for seven months She was taken to hospital when she was struggling to breathe, local reports say The tumour could have

Quick fix cosmetic ops are the Wild West of medicine, says DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR as Strictly judge Shirley Ballas has her breast implants removed over cancer fears The 59-year-old Strictly judge took her decision after learning that implants can make the detection of breast cancer harder  Shirley Ballas’s decision to have her breast

In late September, Jenna Dewan and her boyfriend Steve Kazee announced that they were expecting their first baby together about a year into their relationship. “We are beyond overjoyed and couldn’t be happier to be expanding our family!” the couple told PEOPLE. The duo were mostly on the hush hush about their serious relationship status

If you grew up believing the best way to clean your ears was with a cotton swab, you’re not alone — but guess what? You’re wrong. It seems that we’ve all been tricked. According to otolaryngologist Mike Dilkes (via The Guardian), “Ears are self-cleaning.” Not only do we not need to worry about cleaning our ears

Why do some of our choices appear to be driven by a desire to explore the unknown? An Inserm team from École Normale Supérieure led by Valentin Wyart has shown that most of these choices are not motivated by curiosity, but by errors caused by the brain mechanisms implicated in evaluating our options. These findings

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) has been detected for the first time in ticks in the UK. The findings are part of ongoing research by Public Health England (PHE) and the Emerging and Zoonotic Infections National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit at the University of Liverpool. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infection

Psychologists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have studied in what way hormonal contraceptives affect the efficacy of anxiety therapy. They demonstrated that women who were on the pill benefitted less from exposure therapy than women who didn’t take any oral contraceptives. Friederike Raeder, Professor Armin Zlomuzica and colleagues describe the results in the Journal of Psychiatric Research,

If you’ve never tried one of Levain Bakery’s famous cookies, the first thing you need to know about them is that they’re a massive six ounces each (think: bigger than a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder). “They’re meant to be shared,” says co-founder Pam Weekes. The second thing you need to know is that you’ll be totally

Trader Joe’s is no stranger to developing, testing and releasing new, improved, and soon-to-be-cult-favorite products. And, undoubtedly, the Trader Joe’s product with the most acclaim since it hit shelves in 2017 — one that gained popularity seemingly overnight — is Everything But the Bagel Seasoning. And while the grocer has capitalized off the popularity of