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Women warned not to swap HRT drugs amid supply issues

Women are being urged not to swap menopause medicines amid a shortage of a certain type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The British Menopause Society said it is important for women to understand that there are alternatives to the type of drug ...

27 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Covid-19: Experts increasingly concerned about understaffed maternity care

Experts are “increasingly concerned” with the high level of risk of understaffed maternity care due to unvaccinated staff. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has called for the Government to reconsider introducing ...

27 Jan 2022 at 19:25

Experts call for tobacco levy to help nation become smoke-free

“Meagre” public spending on tobacco control measures should be propped up by a “polluter pays” tax on tobacco firms, a group of health experts said. A new letter signed by leading health charities and medical Royal Colleges said current ...

19 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Gynaecology waiting lists soar as women’s health problems dismissed, doctor says

Gynaecology waiting lists have surged to more than half a million patients – partly because doctors routinely dismiss women’s health problems as “benign”, a health leader is reported to have said. Waiting lists for conditions like ...

03 Jun 2022 at 17:18

Call for action to tackle ‘devastating’ gynaecology waiting lists

There is an “urgent need for action” to tackle soaring gynaecology waiting lists, top medics have said as they warned that some women are forced to “endure months of suffering”. Long waits are resulting in emergency admissions ...

24 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Health & Wellbeing

What you need to know about menopause, as the UK’s first education programme announced

The UK’s first menopause education programme is in the works. Those behind the National Menopause Education and Support Programme said they hope it will give women reaching menopausal age a better understanding of changes ...

21 Aug 2023 at 14:37

Safety alert issued over common drug administered to women giving birth

NHS officials have issued a national safety alert after reported overdoses of a common drug used in labour and after childbirth. Oxytocin is a hormone that is used to alter contractions during labour or in significantly ...

24 Sept 2024 at 17:36

Health & Wellbeing

My smear was normal but I’m still worried about symptoms – what should I do?

It’s believed cervical screening, aka smear tests, prevent more than 70% of cervical cancer deaths – and this figure would be even higher if everyone eligible attended, according to Cancer Research UK. Smear tests ...

22 Jan 2024 at 07:30

Demands to reform ‘out-of-date’ 1861 abortion law used to jail mother

Parliament must consider overhauling the “out-of-date” law used to jail a mother-of-three who illegally obtained abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown, senior MPs have urged. Caroline Nokes, the ...

13 Jun 2023 at 08:44

Women should be made aware of ‘freebirthing’ risks, doctors warn

Women should be made aware of the risks of “freebirthing” – where a woman gives birth without the help of a medic or midwife, doctors have said. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) ...

08 Feb 2024 at 00:01

‘Desperate need for reform’ over mother jailed for illegal abortion

Women’s rights groups have said there is “desperate need for legal reform” after a mother-of-three was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown. Carla Foster, ...

12 Jun 2023 at 21:49

No plans for abortion law reforms following backlash over jailed mother

Rishi Sunak has no plans to alter abortion laws despite calls for reform after a mother-of-three was jailed for using abortion tablets to end her pregnancy illegally during the coronavirus lockdown. ...

13 Jun 2023 at 13:30

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