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‘It’s not a nice world to bring children into’: Births fall to the lowest level in 50 years/in /by
Live births in England and Wales are at their lowest since 1977, while the age of first-time mothers has also risen.
Resident doctors in England to strike for 16th time over pay/in /by
British Medical Association resident doctor members in England announce new strike for four days from 15 June.
‘When I was 14 I thought I was dying’/in /by
BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Ellie Colton's symptoms of endometriosis started when she was a young teenager. But she wasn't diagnosed until she was 24.
Endometriosis: ‘I thought I was dying’/in /by
The BBC's Ellie Colton shares her experience of living with endometriosis - and meets a scientist hoping to cut the length of time it takes to be diagnosed with a simple new test.
Hundreds of children die within months as measles cases soar in Bangladesh/in /by
The country has recorded more than 60,000 suspected cases of measles in just over two months.
‘My daughter went into hospital to get better – now she’s dead’/in /by
Mental health patients say nobody listened to their concerns about a north-east England trust.
‘We knew somebody would die’: Teenage patients ‘ignored’ before fatal NHS trust failures/in /by
Mental health patients say nobody listened to their concerns about a north-east England trust.
Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades/in /by
Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.
PCOS name change ‘more representative of condition’/in /by
Health experts in Jersey say the change helps people realise it is not an ovaries-only condition.
Excessive social media ‘negatively impacts wellbeing’/in /by
The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing.