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Perimenopause: ‘I went from triathlon training to needing naps’

Image caption Personal trainer Emily Barclay went from triathlon training to “needing a snooze every day” At 39, Emily Barclay was hit with irregular periods, crushing fatigue and mood swings. It took four years before she was diagnosed with perimenopause – a phase that can last for 10 years before the menopause itself, with similar […]

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The Latest: Aussie minister says he wasn’t contagious in US

The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic: Australian Homes Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says his government has contacted the White House to inform them that he was not contagious with the new coronavirus during a recent visit to Washington. Dutton told Melbourne radio TripleM in a telephone interview from a hospital in his hometown of

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Coronavirus: Three reasons why the UK might not look like Italy

Image copyright Reuters Much of Italy is currently in lockdown as the country’s tally of coronavirus deaths has topped 1,000. The outbreak is putting the Italian healthcare service under immense strain. But will the UK follow this path? On Thursday, Boris Johnson’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, said the UK was four weeks behind

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Coronavirus: Why is the UK not shutting schools like other countries?

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Architects of the UK’s “nuanced” approach: Sir Patrick Vallance (left) and Prof Chris Whitty (left) Many countries are taking tough measures to crack down on the spread of coronavirus, including school closures, an end to mass gatherings and severe travel restrictions. But the UK has adopted relatively modest control measures.

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Here’s The Difference Between Coronavirus And COVID-19

“Every once in a while, one of these animal viruses gets rogue and jumps species from the animal species to the human,” William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, previously told HuffPost. COVID-19 is mainly spread person

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Coronavirus: Mass gatherings could be banned in UK from next week

Image copyright Getty Images Mass gatherings could be banned in the UK from as early as next weekend amid the outbreak of coronavirus. A government source said ministers are drawing up plans for the move – to ease pressure on emergency services. Scores of major sporting and cultural events have already been cancelled across the

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