I’m 26 and want to be sterilised over pregnancy sickness Kate Morgan Wales community correspondent Dandelion & Rose Photography Chloe, pictured after she began medication for her extreme sickness, could not face another pregnancy A woman who almost terminated her second pregnancy because of severe sickness says sterilisation is nowContinue Reading
Alison Holt Social affairs editor BBC “A moment of truth.” That was the verdict of a group of nurses in Darlington after a legal judgement that said NHS bosses had violated their dignity by allowing a trans woman colleague to use the female changing room. Yet in the highly contentiousContinue Reading
KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health recently took to the airwaves to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of her appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
A new study finds that people who do a variety of exercises live longer, even if they don’t work out more…Read MoreContinue Reading
China’s one-child policy led to harsh measures like forced abortions and sterilizations, Read MoreContinue Reading
Alex McIntyre, West Midlands and Liz Copper, at North Staffordshire Justice Centre BBC Nathaniel Spencer is accused of sexually assaulting patients at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley A doctor has appeared in court accused of more than 40 counts of sexual assault against hospitalContinue Reading
Martha Santana-Chin, a daughter of Mexican immigrants, last year took the helm of L.A. Care, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan. She warns that looming federal cuts will push up to 650,000 people off L.A. Care’s Medicaid rolls by the end of 2028…Read MoreContinue Reading
The hospitals where waiting times are getting worse. Is yours one of them? Nick Triggle, Health correspondent and Daniel Wainwright, BBC Verify Getty Images Nearly a quarter of hospitals in England have seen waiting times worsen since the government published its plan to tackle the backlog a year ago, BBCContinue Reading
A Portland, Oregon, baby got sick with infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart formula donated through a program that helps poor and homeless families, Read MoreContinue Reading
Paul O’Hare, BBC Scotland and Lisa Summers, Scotland health and social care correspondent John Cuddihy says the bacterial infection had a ‘devastating’ impact on daughter Molly The father of a woman whose death is being investigated by prosecutors said a health board was “warned for years” about issues with aContinue Reading
With lawmakers still mired over renewing enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, much of Washington has turned to culture war issues. Meanwhile, “confusion” remains the watchword at HHS as personnel and funding decisions continue to be made and unmade with little notice. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News…Read MoreContinue Reading
I didn’t give up, I let go. How I came to terms with not having children Caroline Stafford Try hard enough, we are often told, and eventually you’ll get what you want. But sometimes the hardest – and bravest – thing to do, is to stop trying. After years ofContinue Reading
Every state will receive at least $100 million annually from the federal Rural Health Transformation fund, but some scored millions more based on how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services judged the “quality” of their plans and willingness to pass policies embracing “Make America Healthy Again” initiatives…Read MoreContinue Reading