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HIV-positive since childhood: Sophie-Elena’s extraordinary journey

HIV/AIDS

HIV-positive since childhood: Sophie-Elena’s extraordinary journey

1 Dec 2025

Hello Sophie-Elena, thank you for agreeing to share your story with Carenity.To begin with, could you introduce yourself?Hello, my name is Sophie-Elena. I'm a 36-year-old stay-at-home mom, and I’m...

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How daily noise disrupts your health, and what you can do about it

How daily noise disrupts your health, and what you can do about it

29 Nov 2025

An increasingly noisy worldNoise is now woven into nearly every part of daily life. With heavy traffic, construction sites, public transport, household appliances, constant notifications… our sound...

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Anti-anxiety medications: What are your options and how to use them safely?

Anti-anxiety medications: What are your options and how to use them safely?

28 Nov 2025 • 1 Like

What are anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) medications?Anxiolytics are medications used to reduce anxiety symptoms. They include various drug classes and are prescribed to manage excessive worry, panic...

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Parkinson's disease: how can you improve your sleep?

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease: how can you improve your sleep?

24 Nov 2025

What is Parkinson's disease? Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the central nervous system, particularly the dopamine-producing neurons. Dopamine...

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Your favourite colour might reveal more about your mood and health than you’d expect!

Your favourite colour might reveal more about your mood and health than you’d expect!

22 Nov 2025 • 3 Likes • 1 comment

Why do colours influence our mood and health?The power of visual perceptionBefore we even interpret what colours mean, our brain reacts to them instinctively. When light enters the eye, the retina...

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Beyond the lungs: How does COPD affect mental health?

COPD

Beyond the lungs: How does COPD affect mental health?

21 Nov 2025 • 3 Likes

What is COPD?Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term respiratory condition that causes a progressive and irreversible narrowing of the airways. It affects not only the lungs but...

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Fibromyalgia and weather: how does it affect affect your pain?

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia and weather: how does it affect affect your pain?

19 Nov 2025

What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterised by widespread pain in the muscles and joints, intense fatigue and sleep disorders. It mainly affects women and can have a...

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Diabetes and your gut: How the microbiome affects blood sugar and insulin

Diabetes (Type 2)

Diabetes and your gut: How the microbiome affects blood sugar and insulin

14 Nov 2025 • 2 Likes

How is the gut microbiome linked to type 2 diabetes?Your gut microbiome is like a tiny ecosystem in your digestive tract that helps digest food, regulate immunity, and influence metabolism. People...

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Exercise and NETs: A boost for the body and mind

Neuroendocrine tumour

Exercise and NETs: A boost for the body and mind

10 Nov 2025 • 1 Like

What is a neuroendocrine tumour (NET)?Definition and types of NETsNeuroendocrine tumours (NETs) develop from specialised cells called neuroendocrine cells, found in many organs throughout the body....

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Feeling clumsy, off-balance and disconnected from your body? It could be a sensory issue.

Feeling clumsy, off-balance and disconnected from your body? It could be a sensory issue.

7 Nov 2025 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

What is dysproprioception?Dysproprioception means having a reduced or distorted sense of where your body is in space. Proprioception, sometimes called your “sixth sense”, is what allows you to move...

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Living with Morphine: Between relief, risks, monitoring, and misconceptions

Living with Morphine: Between relief, risks, monitoring, and misconceptions

1 Nov 2025 • 3 Likes

What is long-term morphine treatment?Long-acting opioids: What are they?Long-acting opioids, such as morphine sulphate, oxycodone, or hydromorphone, are powerful medicines designed to relieve severe...

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Psoriasis and self-esteem: Here’s how to feel more comfortable in your own skin

Psoriasis

Psoriasis and self-esteem: Here’s how to feel more comfortable in your own skin

29 Oct 2025 • 1 Like

How does psoriasis affect mental health and emotional well-being?Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes thickened, discoloured patches to form on the skin, often in visible areas...

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