Health

Period pain proof required for school sick days

The school says it is also not accepting explanations such as "unwell, poorly or...

‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest cervical cancer rates in the wo...

'Why is my endometriosis treatment not urgent?'

Wales' gynaecology waiting list rates are among the highest in the UK, according...

Coroner highlights lack of specialist ME care

Report says there is no available funding for research and treatment of the chro...

We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told

Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid we...

Fly brain breakthrough 'huge leap' to unlock human mind

A new map showing 50 million neural connections is a 'huge leap' to understandin...

Widower hopes for answers as surgeon inquests loom

Catherine Coyne’s husband describes the family's ordeal as inquests into 62 deat...

Tool promised to help non-verbal people - but did it ma...

Experts say a tool supposedly helping nonverbal people speak is prompting false ...

Immunotherapy saved my life. Can research improve the o...

Researchers are looking at making immunotherapy a much more effective treatment ...

Spiking victims 'let down' by emergency services

Two women say they were discouraged from going to the police and made to feel it...

Eye and ear checks to be offered to autistic students a...

An NHS scheme is bringing checks into special schools to help identify issues so...

NHS bosses want chippy to sell fruit and veg

Plans for a new takeaway prompt health bosses to chip in with their own suggesti...

Eye and ear checks to be offered to autism students at ...

An NHS scheme is bringing checks into special schools to help identify issues so...

Work-to-rule punishes patients, Streeting tells GPs

The health secretary outlined measures on cutting "red tape" and alleviating pap...

MPs to get first vote on assisted dying for nine years

MPs will consider proposals to change the law so some terminally ill people can ...

'Laura had cancer but was misdiagnosed on the phone'

Laura Barlow "could have lived for longer" had she been seen face-to-face, her h...