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Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe/in /by
STIs have surged thanks to record cases and gaps in testing and prevention, a health agency reports.
Why illegal children’s homes are being paid up to £2m per child by councils/in /by
A ban was meant to bring an end to the practice - but councils continue to fund illegal placements.
What you need to know about latest meningitis cluster/in /by
After a fourth case of meningitis B has been confirmed in Reading, BBC South's health correspondent Alastair Fee shares what you need to know.
Scheme to trial scrapping fit notes to get people back to work/in /by
The government says the system is "broken", with too many people signed off work with no help to return.
‘Adenomyosis may be invisible, its impact is not’/in /by
One in 10 women live with adenomyosis yet sufferers say their pain is often dismissed.
Potential new treatment for pre-eclampsia/in /by
Pre-eclampsia causes more than 70,000 maternal deaths every year worldwide
Potential new treatment for pre-eclampsia/in /by
Pre-eclampsia causes more than 70,000 maternal deaths every year worldwide
Ebola outbreak may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns/in /by
Hundreds of cases are suspected in central Africa but experts fear the actual number may be much higher.
‘New cancer test makes me feel women’s health matters’/in /by
A patient praises a new test for womb cancer being trialled at hospitals in Suffolk and Norfolk.
Living with PMDD is like having the Grim Reaper visit every month/in /by
Women diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder discuss how it impacts their lives.