Diabetes rates worldwide have more than doubled over the past three decades, with more than half of cases untreated, a global study has found. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic disease caused when the pancreas does not produce enough […]
Less than half of people over the age of 40 in England are getting the heart health checks they are entitled to, according to the government’s spending watchdog. The National Audit Office called for a review of how NHS health
Women with menopause symptoms should be offered hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a first-line treatment, not therapy, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice). Its final menopause guidelines for medics in England and Wales, published on
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The health service is to receive a £22.6bn cash injection over two years, the chancellor has announced, in what she dubbed the biggest spending increase outside Covid since 2010. But health experts said patients may not feel the impact, as
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Women with premature ovarian insufficiency, whose periods stop before 40, have a much greater risk of severe autoimmune diseases, according to research. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) occurs when women under 40 no longer produce eggs because their ovaries have stopped
The women’s health minister has admitted there is no chance the government will meet its target of reducing the premature birthrate to 6% in England by 2025. Preterm birth, when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, is
