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NICE recommends better support for weight-loss patients after treatment

NICE recommends better support for weight-loss patients after treatment

Menopause: identification and management [NG23]

Menopause: identification and management [NG23]

NHS Active 10 app encourages increase in walking activity

NHS Active 10 app encourages increase in walking activity

New regulations to crack down on ‘cowboy’ cosmetic procedures

New regulations to crack down on ‘cowboy’ cosmetic procedures

Poor maternity pay ‘putting off’ nurses from general practice

Poor maternity pay ‘putting off’ nurses from general practice

National 24-hour breastfeeding helpline extended for another year

National 24-hour breastfeeding helpline extended for another year

Appeal to pregnant mothers to ‘act now’ on RSV vaccination

Appeal to pregnant mothers to ‘act now’ on RSV vaccination

Rethinking palliative care for people affected by homelessness

Rethinking palliative care for people affected by homelessness

Offer self-sampling HPV kits in practice appointments to increase uptake

Offer self-sampling HPV kits in practice appointments to increase uptake

Guidance on safe use of medicines and medical devices in summer heat

Guidance on safe use of medicines and medical devices in summer heat

Practices told to focus on HPV in annual vaccination catch-up campaign

Practices told to focus on HPV in annual vaccination catch-up campaign

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

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

‘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