Black women four times more likely to die in childbirth
She added: "Emerging themes from our own inquiry, backed up by testimony from healthcare professionals, include feeling unsafe, their concerns...
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University of Oxford starts new Ebola vaccine trials
Teresa Lambe, lead scientific investigator at the University of Oxford, said: "Sporadic Ebolavirus outbreaks still occur in affected countries, putting...
Infertility: Couple spends £14,000 on IVF after having first child
Manon and Chris have spent £14,000 on fertility treatment to have a second child, without success. "Secondary infertility is when...
Alabama boy certified as world’s most premature baby
Dr Brian Sims, the University of Alabama at Birmingham neonatologist who oversaw the delivery, told Guinness World Records: "I've been...
Mental health: ‘Do we ever see our role models cry?’
A man from Hampshire has set up a group to get men talking, after losing a close friend to suicide.The...
Hack leaves fertility clinic medical data at risk
The Lister Fertility Clinic, which treats around 2,000 patients each year, told the BBC: "We are deeply sorry that this...
Germany coronavirus: Record rise prompts warning of 100,000 deaths
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Toddlers may be getting hooked on sugar in snacks
Dr Kawther Hashem, Campaign Lead at Action on Sugar, and Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London, said it...
LGBT fertility policy: Influencers say guidelines place ‘unfair financial burden’ on them
A lesbian couple challenging NHS fertility policy where they live say current rules place an "unfair financial burden" on LGBTQ+...
Covid in Scotland: ‘Nursing shifts left me inconsolable’
Scottish government Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said: "NHS Scotland nurses are the best paid in the UK, and the pay...
US couple on alleged IVF swap: ‘Our memories of childbirth will always be tainted’
A California couple is suing a fertility clinic after giving birth to a stranger's child, saying they were given the...
Regular 10pm bedtime linked to lower heart risk
Study author Dr David Plans, from the University of Exeter, said: "While we cannot conclude causation from our study, the...
Lesbian couple challenge NHS over ‘discriminatory’ fertility policy
"Our research has found that female same-sex couples and single women are disproportionately impacted by policies which require that they...
Covid: Ten million boosters now given in UK but more needed – PM
Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser for the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that...
Anxiety link to irritable bowel syndrome seen in DNA – research
Prof Miles Parkes, a consultant gastroenterologist at Cambridge's Addenbrookes Hospital who led the gene research, says IBS is still poorly...
Covid: Pfizer says antiviral pill 89% effective in high-risk cases
Dr Stephen Griffin, associate professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds, said: "The success of these...
Covid: WHO warns Europe once again at epicentre of pandemic
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Cervical cancer: ‘It came out of nowhere, I had no symptoms’
Laura Flaherty was diagnosed with cervical cancer after a routine smear test. She then had a hysterectomy at 29 years...
