HEALTH

Aimee said she had left gyms because of sexual harassment from men

Hull women say mixed gyms are off-limits due to harassment from men

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  • Monday, 12 Feb, 2024

They said many women now avoid exercising and the problem was so widespread it needed "calling out".

One of the group, Aimee, 28, who did not…

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banned for children's health

Disposable vapes to be banned for children's health, government says

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  • Monday, 29 Jan, 2024

Measures will also be introduced to prevent vapes being marketed at children and to target underage sales.

Figures…

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The Royal College of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians says women need to be able to trust healthcare providers

Medics told not to report illegal abortions to police

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  • Thursday, 25 Jan, 2024

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) says "deeply traumatised" women are being prosecuted following…

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The "mini-placenta' is a cellular model of the early stages of the placenta

Cambridge lab grows 'mini-placentas' for pre-eclampsia study

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  • Saturday, 20 Jan, 2024

Pre-eclampsia occurs in about six in 100 first pregnancies. It can put at risk both the mother and baby's health.

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Rana Abdelkarim died after suffering a bleed after giving birth at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

NHS interpreting service problems contributed to patient deaths

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  • Sunday, 14 Jan, 2024

Some staff have resorted to online translation tools to deliver serious news to non-English speaking patients.

NHS…

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Concern over delay to abortion clinic buffer zones

Concern over delay to abortion clinic buffer zones

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  • Sunday, 14 Jan, 2024

A law to introduce buffer zones in England and Wales was passed in May.

But the government…

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Natashja Wilson says she was too embarrassed to ask for help

I noticed a bulging lump sensation in my vagina

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  • Saturday, 13 Jan, 2024

Aged just 18 and living away from home at university, she had never heard of the condition which could affect up to 50%…

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Most victims at risk of virginity testing and hymenoplasty are between 13 and 30, but girls as young as six are affected, police said

Virginity testing Police warning after GP asked to carry out procedure

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  • Wednesday, 10 Jan, 2024

South Yorkshire Police said a GP in the region reported they had been visited by a teenage victim and a family member and…

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