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A school where some secondary-age pupils are escorted to the toilet could be discouraging them from seeking help for periods and other health issues, a campaigner has warned. Molly Fenton, founder of the Love Your Period campaign, said she would have been unlikely to use school toilets if she hadContinue Reading

Image source, PA Media Image caption, Robbie Butler visited Altnagelvin hospital in Derry on Wednesday A new emergency department (ED) at Altnagelvin hospital remains a priority project but there is currently no funding for it, Northern Ireland’s health minister has said. Robbie Butler, who visited the Londonderry hospital on Wednesday,Continue Reading

Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Thursday, allowing people to choose between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans until Dec. 7, Read MoreContinue Reading

Hunger and acute malnutrition are rising dramatically in Afghanistan, the result of overlapping crises, Read MoreContinue Reading

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Mass in a special room set up for him at the hospital after cancer surgery, Read MoreContinue Reading

Dr Ursula Mason, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners Northern Ireland, said finding a substitute “can cause real anxiety for patients”. “This can be particularly so for HRT medication when a woman has found a preparation that works well for them,” she said. “Patients can be assured thatContinue Reading

Doctors say Pope Leo XIV is eating regularly and has begun walking and doing respiratory exercises, and his post-operative tests are normal following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, Read MoreContinue Reading

Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed as doctors diagnosed him with the most common form of lung cancer, Read MoreContinue Reading

One of the consequences of failing to agree budget is that healthcare staff still have not received this year’s pay rise, unlike their counterparts in the rest of the UK. On Wednesday, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) opened a ballot for industrial action, external , which may lead toContinue Reading

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 9,000 confirmed cases, with over 4,300 deaths, according to government figures, Read MoreContinue Reading