Women’s Health

Endometriosis affects 1.5 million in the UK - and can take on average a shocking eight years to diagnose. Kathy Oxtoby reports on its signs, symptoms and treatment, and what practitioners can do to support and advise women with this…

People with eating disorders are being repeatedly failed by the UK’s healthcare system, and this is partly due to a lack of training for healthcare professionals.

This article looks at the latest concepts and developments in the field of osteoporosis relevant to primary care practitioners and health professionals dealing with this long-term condition.

The government has introduced a new scheme which will allow women to access a year’s supply of HRT for the cost of just two single prescription charges (£18.70).

People with an asymptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) should not be prescribed antibiotics, according to new NICE guidance.

Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy may protect the unborn infant from the virus as well as the mother, according to a study published in The BMJ.

The government has rejected five of the recommendations from the Women and Equalities Committee report on menopause including the recommendation to consult on making menopause a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and pilot…

The health and social care committee have recently published a new report which evaluates how England’s healthcare system responds to reports about harmful side effects from medicines and medical devices.

Almost a third of patients who are eligible for cervical screening, around 4.6 million, are not taking up invitations for the life-saving test.

A new survey has revealed a “concerning decline” in women’s satisfaction with UK maternity services, with fewer reporting positively about their experience of maternity care.

Cervical cancer rates in 2020 were 13 per 100,000 women, which is significantly higher than the World Health Organization’s (WHO) target of four per 100,000 women, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

In this article, we hear from two leading neurologists and a patient with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) about the management and treatment options for patients with this rare and debilitating disease.

A new study has found an association between early diagnosis of diabetes and earlier menopause, and a later diabetes diagnosis with a later age at menopause.

The number of people living with type 1 diabetes is expected to double by 2040 to between 13.5 and 17.5 million people, according to a new modelling study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.

Ending smoking in England would have the biggest impact on closing the 'cancer inequality gap' between the most affluent individuals and the rest of the country, according to new analysis from Cancer Research UK.