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The latest mental health news including well-being, depression, mindfulness and mental health resources.

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The idea of ‘sleep divorce’ hit headlines recently after Cameron Diaz espoused its benefits. Here are the pros and cons of couples sleeping in separate bedrooms, which can even benefit their sex lives.

  • Readers discuss how Asian societies can better support mothers facing mental health challenges, and foreign domestic helpers being sent across the border to work

Stress, anxiety and caffeine are among the reasons nearly one-third of American adults say they do not get the recommended seven to nine hours of rest a night. Experts offer five tips for better sleep.

Dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, can affect how sufferers experience taste and reduce their appetite. A professor explains why, and offers seven tips to help ensure they eat and drink enough.

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Many professionals are rethinking the ‘daily grind’ and focusing on better work-life balance; an executive who stepped back from her demanding job conceived twins.

Oscar Coggins tackled feelings of hatred for triathlon after a ‘crushing’ Asian Games experience, with the help of a clinical psychologist he is in the best mental and physical shape of his life.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just hired former United Talent Agency corporate communications manager Kyle Boulia to join their press office – here’s what we know about him

Tom Holland isn’t the only Hollywood talent in the family it seems, with younger brother Harry also making a name for himself as a writer-director – here’s what we know about him

Wong Sai-kit has an intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. He is also an artist whose bold, colourful work – much of it created using spoons – is on show at a Hong Kong hotel.

She was a regional political director for the White House Office during the Obama-Biden administration, and is a former MSNBC analyst and mental health advocate

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Makayla Ng, Hong Kong fashion designer and founder of plus-size label Fashion Corner Plus, reveals how Korean-Australian musician DPR Ian’s EP Moodswings in This Order helped her accept who she was.

Ozempic ‘oops’ babies are sparking debate about the potential use of weight-loss drugs to improve fertility, especially for women with hormonal disorder PCOS, one of the leading causes of infertility.

Are you guilty of stress eating or do you eat because you are hungry? There’s an easy way to find out, say scientists in Hong Kong. Their goal? To show the benefits of mindful eating, and how to do it.

Faced with the threat of fines, the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform has provided an assessment report on the app’s rewards-for-views scheme.

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The emerging field uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help patients identify and modify any negative thought patterns and behaviours that may be making their skin condition worse

The bill boosts background checks for private sales of guns and make it a crime to recklessly sell a gun to someone who is prohibited from having guns.

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From Finland’s traditional style and Turkey’s hammams to Japan’s onsens and modern infrared treatments, enjoying extreme heat endures – but is there anything to be afraid of?

Mini-sabbaticals, adult gap years, or just gap months – extended breaks come in various guises and have a range of health benefits; experts give tips on how to do it and keep costs down.

The Tsimané tribe in the Bolivian Amazon have great heart health and very little age-related brain shrinkage or dementia. Their lifestyle – exercise, fresh food and clean air – all play a part.

The last of Joel Cauchi’s six victims was identified on Monday as Yixuan Cheng, a young Chinese woman who was a student. Police say the killer appeared to target women.

Lying on the floor is gaining attention online as people discover its benefits. Influencers and practitioners share stories of how it has helped them, and experts explain why.

Knox’s story will be made into a series co-executive-produced by Monica Lewinsky – but despite having been acquitted of murder, her legal battles in Italy are not yet over

A new study finds recipients of donated organs report personality and other changes, including ‘new’ memories, which may reflect the experiences of their organ donors.