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‘I just want to cut it off’: the weight-loss patients who no longer fit their skin

Bariatric surgery is a highly cost-effective way to lose life-changing amounts of weight – but the NHS rarely removes the excess skin that is left behind. Desperate patients are now crowdfunding their operations while struggling with anxiety, depression and identity issues

Don’t knock hangovers. Some of my best days start with one

The mid-sized hangover, curable with a fry-up and few Diet Cokes, can be strangely satisfying, says freelance journalist and political activist Julie Bindel

Glass half empty: the hangover from hell that made me tackle my drinking

Alcohol doesn’t have to affect your life dramatically to be problematic. When I realised I had missed the same event two years in a row because I was suffering after a heavy night, I knew I had to change

The appliance of science: hope and fear in tomorrow’s world

As advances in gene editing, energy and AI gain momentum, Jim Al-Khalili predicts their impact on our future

To be happier, women should try giving up on being good

Women are more unhappy than men, and men are blamed for this. But perhaps men aren’t the real culprits

How to stop catastrophising – an expert’s guide

A clinical psychologist suggests a three-pronged plan for tackling anxiety and approaching each day logically and positively

Online STI kits double testing uptake in young people, study suggests

Offering e-STI kits alongside existing sexual health services could improve testing rates, research indicates

A letter to … my sister, who has conquered her depression

The letter you always wanted to write

‘Improv saved my life’: the comedy classes helping people with anxiety

Once the domain of aspiring performers, improv courses are increasingly being sought out by students experiencing mental health problems

Amazon removes circumcision training kits from sale

Critics say non-therapeutic circumcision in the UK is unethical and puts infant boys at risk of serious injury

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