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Special Feature Nº02Women's Health Week 2026

When Did You Last Check In With You?

The checks, symptoms and conversations we quietly put off

Women's HealthAlso in Everyday Health

Most women are very good at looking after everybody else. This Women's Health Week feature is a gentle interruption: what we learn to live with, what change is worth raising, the checks that quietly get deferred, heart health, the shifting years, and the things we don't say out loud.

Inside this feature

  • What we live with
  • What has changed
  • The checks we defer
  • Your heart
  • The shifting years
  • What we don't say out loud
  • Your future self
Read the special feature 9 pages · 23 August 2026
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General information, not a diagnosis. If anything here feels familiar, the next step is a conversation with your GP.

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