Breastfeeding call to action
This week is #WorldBreastfeedingWeek. This Unicef Video highlights the issues behind the UK’s low breastfeeding rates, and calls on the UK and devolved governments to take...
Women’s Health
The Women’s Health section explores a wide range of topics relating to women’s health, including breast and ovarian cancer, fertility, childbirth, and sexual health. It emphasises the importance of a global, multidisciplinary approach to these issues, addressing challenges such as delayed endometriosis diagnoses and the impact of climate change on pregnant women. The section also delves into the psychological aspects of health, like managing ‘chemo-brain’ in breast cancer survivors, and explores the genetic links between conditions like endometriosis and IBS, highlighting the diverse and complex nature of women’s health concerns.
Dog walking to ward off decline
Dog walking boosts levels of physical activity in old people and can ward off decline in later life, according to recent research published in the...
Menopause misery for millions
Millions of women are suffering menopause misery because simple steps are not being taken to alleviate common symptoms including panic attacks, palpitations, hot flashes, and...
NHS doctor shortages – Obs & Gynae
This week, figures released showed that the NHS faces an 'unprecedented workforce crisis' with NHS doctor shortages, as vacancies rise 10 per cent in the...
July is Group B Strep awareness month
What you really need to know about group B Strep from Group B Strep Support. #GBSaware
Girls exposed to smoke in womb more likely to have a miscarriage
Women exposed to cigarette smoke while in their mothers’ wombs are more likely to experience miscarriage as adults, according to new research from the University...
Amazing dogs can help detect disease
We already know what an amazing sense of smell dogs have and how it protects us on a daily basis. Dogs are used extensively to...
In A South Downs Way ft. Hugh Bonneville
Damian Montagu - In A South Downs Way ft. Hugh Bonneville - Walk Upon England
Then and now – your bones
Today three million woman in the UK are diagnosed with so-called brittle bone disease, but back in the 1960s, it was poorly understood. Old ladies...
How to reduce ear wax safely
Ear wax is essential for helping to keep ears clean and free of debris, but how do you get rid of excess ear wax safely?...
