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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The health minister accepted an independent body’s recommendation of a 3.5% pay uplift but it cannot be given without a budget By Economics and business editor, BBC News NI The Northern Ireland Executive is now seven months into the financial year without a budget.Continue Reading

Three Kenyan health workers tested positive for Ebola, Health Ministry says., Read MoreContinue Reading

Online event offers support for menopause and pain Image source, PA Media Image caption, South Cumbria support group Menopause Matters is inviting people from across the county to share their experiences By Hannah Mitchell North East and Cumbria  and  Stephanie Finnon BBC Radio Cumbria A support group is holding aContinue Reading

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