The Reading Room

Menopause is far more than hot flushes, and it starts earlier than most expect. An honest companion to perimenopause and menopa...

A guide to our Sexual & Intimate Health shelf — ten anthologies of first-person testimony, from low libido and sexual pain ...

A guide to our Body Contouring & Fat Reduction shelf — eight anthologies of first-person testimony, from precision liposuct...

The GLP-1 drugs are everywhere, wrapped in hype and judgement. Here is a calm, honest look at what taking Ozempic, Wegovy or a ...

A guide to our Cosmetic Dermatology & Skin Rejuvenation shelf — ten anthologies of first-person testimony, from CO2 lasers ...

Getting good care sometimes means becoming your own advocate — a skill nobody teaches you. Hard-won lessons from people who lea...

A guide to our Hormonal & Metabolic Health shelf — ten anthologies of first-person testimony, from menopause and HRT to ins...

A guide to our Transplants & Donations shelf — ten anthologies of first-person testimony from recipients and donors, from h...

PCOS affects around one in ten women and is widely misunderstood. An honest companion to living with polycystic ovary syndrome ...

Fibromyalgia, autoimmune conditions, long COVID — debilitating and still invisible. The particular hard of an illness no one ca...

A guide to our Infectious Diseases & Recovery shelf — eleven anthologies of first-person testimony, from sepsis and shingle...

Long COVID can be isolating, fluctuating, and invisible to everyone but the person living it. An honest companion to the long h...