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NHS is letting women down through ‘medical misogyny’, says Wes Streeting

Exclusive: Mumsnet survey shows half of female patients feel they have been ignored or dismissed by medics

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

‘I’m 34 and thought I just had stomach cramps – but it was stage 4 cancer’

Kirsty Laing’s shocking diagnosis has led her to launch a campaign for the bowel cancer screening age to be lowered from 50 to 30

The Independent UK · Mar 8

Doctor says ‘we must do better’ as poll shows most women don't know how menopause can impact mental health

A poll found that many more people associate menopause with hot flushes than with conditions like anxiety and depression, even though they are common

Woman & Home · Mar 7

Mum-of-three with MND hears her own voice again thanks to AI technology

Around 80 per cent of people with motor neurone disease (MND) lose their ability to speak

The Independent UK · Mar 6

‘My husband spent two days on a trolley in overrun A&E – weeks later he died from a deadly brain infection’

Tom Frith and his wife were told he could not have an MRI that might have detected the deadly brain condition he had, because it was the weekend – weeks later, he was dead

The Independent UK · Mar 6

Digested week: It’s been a rough year – so thank you to our politicians for giving me plenty to write about

I’ve lost count of the number of sketches I wrote from the chemo ward as Jill went through the hell of cancer treatment

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

Experts rubbish Wes Streeting’s claim ADHD is overdiagnosed in the UK

‘Alarmist’ rhetoric around overdiagnosis of the condition could ‘deny’ people the care they need, a team of experts has warned

The Independent UK · Mar 6

This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?

The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

Louise Casey: England’s social care system faces ‘moment of reckoning’

Head of government-commissioned review says adult social care is held together by ‘sticking plasters and glue’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

Family urges NHS to approve new cancer treatment that could offer ‘normal life’

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The Independent UK · Mar 6