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Postnatal contraception advice reduces the risk of back-to-back pregnancies

Postnatal contraception advice reduces the risk of back-to-back pregnancies

Menopause: identification and management [NG23]

Menopause: identification and management [NG23]

‘Concerning acceleration’ in drug-resistant gonorrhoea ahead of vaccine programme

‘Concerning acceleration’ in drug-resistant gonorrhoea ahead of vaccine programme

Action needed to tackle untreated hearing loss in care homes

Action needed to tackle untreated hearing loss in care homes

Government to introduce HPV self-sampling for ‘under-screened’ women

Government to introduce HPV self-sampling for ‘under-screened’ women

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller healthcare: How can primary care serve this group?

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller healthcare: How can primary care serve this group?

Government launches ‘rapid’ national inquiry into maternity services

Government launches ‘rapid’ national inquiry into maternity services

Can menstrual tracking apps risk women’s safety and privacy?

Can menstrual tracking apps risk women’s safety and privacy?

Women who work night shifts more likely to have asthma

Women who work night shifts more likely to have asthma

We need one million people in England to give blood

We need one million people in England to give blood

Cervical screening interval changed for low-risk younger women

Cervical screening interval changed for low-risk younger women

Inquiry to examine health impacts of cosmetic procedures

Inquiry to examine health impacts of cosmetic procedures

Mythbuster: ‘I don’t need a smear test – I’ve had my HPV jab’

Mythbuster: ‘I don’t need a smear test – I’ve had my HPV jab’

Children born to women with obesity have higher risk of infection

Children born to women with obesity have higher risk of infection

Women less likely than men to be treated for heart condition

Women less likely than men to be treated for heart condition

‘Effective contraception’ must be used by women on weight-loss jabs, warns MHRA

‘Effective contraception’ must be used by women on weight-loss jabs, warns MHRA

New study to examine domestic abuse faced by UK nursing workforce

New study to examine domestic abuse faced by UK nursing workforce 

Free period products available across more public spaces in Wales

Free period products available across more public spaces in Wales

Overactive bladder – what nurses in primary care need to know

Overactive bladder – what nurses in primary care need to know

Some women may benefit from additional mammography screening

Some women may benefit from additional mammography screening

Poverty with loneliness increases symptoms of pain and low mood

Poverty with loneliness increases symptoms of pain and low mood

Women at increased COPD risk even if they have never smoked

Women at increased COPD risk even if they have never smoked

Healthy childhood diet linked to later menarche in girls

Healthy childhood diet linked to later menarche in girls

Interview: England’s chief midwife on community midwifery and ‘going into other people’s worlds’

Interview: England’s chief midwife on community midwifery and ‘going into other people’s worlds’

NICE approves once-a-day pill linzagolix for endometriosis

NICE approves once-a-day pill linzagolix for endometriosis

CPD: Pelvic floor dysfunction and urinary incontinence in women

CPD: Pelvic floor dysfunction and urinary incontinence in women