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Menopause screening to be included in NHS health checks from next year

Despite the change - which will happen in 2026 - campaigners warn some women will lose out because the number who attend is too low.

I thought my insides were falling out: The condition affecting one in 12 mums

Pelvic organ prolapse affects around one in 12 mothers, but many people have never even heard of it.

I thought my insides were falling out: The condition affecting 1-in-12 mums

Pelvic organ prolapse affects around one in 12 mothers, but many people have never even heard of it.

I thought my insides were falling out – what I didn’t expect after childbirth

Pelvic organ prolapse affects around one in 12 mothers, but many people have never even heard of it.

Call for allergy pens in schools after boy’s death

Benedict Blythe's parents say lives and money could be saved by giving allergy pens to all schools.

Call for allergy pens in schools after boy’s death

Benedict Blythe's parents say lives and money could be saved by giving allergy pens to all schools.

‘I was a bad parent’, Baby P’s mother tells panel

Tracey Connolly was first jailed in 2009 over the death of her of toddler son Peter in north London.

Parents angry as major maternity review scaled back

The Shropshire and Leeds trusts had been two of 14 to be included in a "rapid" review in England.

Effects of antidepressants on physical health ranked for first time

Find out which to avoid if you are concerned about weight gain.

Effects of antidepressants on physical health ranked for first time

Find out which to avoid if you are concerned about weight gain.