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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.
Disabled man ‘rotting’ on a hospital ward – despite being fit to go home/in /by
Some people say they are "stranded" in hospital, but the NHS denies decisions around their care are driven by costs.
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.
Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive/in /by
The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.