The NHS “spends £1m a week on repeat abortions”, the Daily Mail reported. The newspaper claimed that single women are using terminations “as another form of contraceptive”, and that some will have “seven, eight or even...
BBC News reports that the UK human fertility watchdog is assessing the viability of “controversial” fertility treatments that could give “couples at risk of passing on serious inherited disorders a way to have a healthy child”.
"Teenage anxiety: Tailored treatment needed," BBC News reports, saying a "one-size-fits-all approach to treating teenagers with anxiety problems may be putting their futures at risk." The news is based on research that looked at...
“Serious flaws found in NHS maternity care”, is the headline in The Guardian. This and other news sources say that mothers and babies are being put at risk, and
The Guardian reports today that, “Postnatal depression, which affects 13% of mothers and can lead to suicide, could be treated without drugs, and even prevented."
“An extreme form of IVF that forces individual sperm into eggs is being overused and may pass on infertility to the next generation,” The Daily Telegraph reported. It said that ICSI treatment, used in...
Article on news coverage on research that suggests that cot death may be related to serotonin levels in the brain stem.
"Antibiotic-resistant typhoid is spreading across Africa and Asia and poses a major global health threat," BBC News reports. A multidrug-resistant strain of the bacterium H58 was found in 21 out of the 63 countries studied…
“Parents should not give children with a mild fever regular spoonfuls of paracetamol and ibuprofen, doctors advise today, as they warn that doing so could extend their illness or put their health at risk,” reported The Daily Telegraph.