Longeva Journal
Clinical topics explained in plain English by a pharmacist-led team. Short pieces, sourced and dated.
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Acne Treatment: When Is It Time to Get Professional Help?
Acne can range from mild spots to painful inflammatory breakouts. Learn when self-care may be enough and when professional assessment can help.
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Urinary Symptoms in Men: When Should You Seek Medical Advice?
Urinary frequency, urgency, a weak flow or pain can have several causes. Learn which symptoms need medical assessment and when to seek urgent help.
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Menopause Weight Gain: What Actually Changes and What Can Help?
Weight and body composition can change around midlife. Learn how menopause, ageing, sleep, activity and lifestyle interact and what evidence-led support looks like.
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Libido & Sexual Health During Menopause: Why Things Can Change
Menopause can affect desire, comfort and sexual wellbeing. Learn how vaginal symptoms, sleep, mood and other factors can interact and when to seek support.
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Heart Palpitations During Perimenopause: When Should You Seek Help?
Palpitations can occur during menopause, but they can also have other causes. Learn what they can feel like and which symptoms need urgent medical help.
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Joint Pain During Perimenopause & Menopause: What Can Change?
Aches and joint pain can occur around menopause, but not every new pain is hormonal. Learn what can change, what may help and when to seek assessment.
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Menopause & Sleep: Why Insomnia and Night Waking Can Get Worse
Struggling to sleep during perimenopause or menopause? Learn how night sweats, mood and hormonal changes can affect sleep and what may help.
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Hot Flushes & Night Sweats During Perimenopause and Menopause
Hot flushes and night sweats are common during perimenopause and menopause. Learn why they happen, what may help and when to seek medical advice.
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Urinary Incontinence in Women: Why Bladder Leaks Happen and When to Seek Help
Bladder leaks are common but should not simply be accepted. Understand stress and urge incontinence, common contributors and when to seek professional help.
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Thrush or UTI? How to Tell the Symptoms Apart
Burning, soreness or discomfort can make thrush and a UTI easy to confuse. Learn the typical differences and when symptoms need professional assessment.
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How to Delay Your Period for a Holiday or Special Event
Planning a holiday, wedding or important event? Learn how period delay works, why timing matters and when to seek professional advice.
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HRT Explained: Benefits, Risks & Different Types of Hormone Replacement Therapy
A clear guide to hormone replacement therapy: what HRT can help with, tablets, patches, gels and local vaginal oestrogen, and why benefits and risks are individual.