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No watering-down, no new red tape: it’s time to fully decriminalise abortion in England and Wales | Stella Creasy
When the far right stokes culture wars, so often women’s bodies are their battlefields. Those who oppose a woman’s right
Continue readingA new start after 60: meditation cured my insomnia. Now I help others cope | Life and style
Throughout his 30-year career as a tech professional, Ken Lunn regularly gave talks to rooms packed with experts and leaders
Continue readingMPs propose decriminalising abortion up to 24 weeks | Abortion
A cross-party group of MPs is proposing to make abortion access a human right in England and Wales, putting forward
Continue reading‘I had no idea my baby was at risk’: The fight to raise awareness of pre-eclampsia | Health
While pregnant with her son in 2015, Chipiliro Kalebe-Nyamongo’s pregnancy was generally smooth – until she reached about 33 weeks.
Continue readingBlack women in England suffer more serious birth complications, analysis finds | NHS
Black women are up to six times more likely to experience some of the most serious birth complications during hospital
Continue readingNHS testing initiative to eliminate hepatitis C in England by 2025 | Hepatitis C
Thousands of people who are unknowingly living with hepatitis C in England could be identified and treated due to an
Continue readingOne in 10 NHS staff have experienced sexual harassment at work, union says | NHS
NHS staff are being shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and sexually assaulted at work, a survey of thousands
Continue readingQuitting smoking could redirect £11bn a year into local economies, study says | Smoking
Almost £11bn a year could be spent in England’s communities from money saved on tobacco products if people quit smoking,
Continue readingTenfold rise in A&E patients waiting more than a day for a hospital bed since 2019 | Hospitals
More than 150,000 patients had to wait more than 24 hours in A&E before getting a hospital bed last year,
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