Women grow up with pain as a part of their lives

Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Chloe Hayward Getty Images One in 10 patients who attended major A&E units in England last year spent more than 12 hours there, a BBC analysis shows. During 2025, 1.75 million patients waited that long to be treated and discharged or found a bed on a ward – only marginally better than…

Iqra Wasim from Fishponds in Bristol has struggled with PMOS symptoms such as painful acne since the age of 11. PMOS affects about one in eight women. It is a major cause of female infertility and symptoms can include irregular periods, excessive hair growth and weight gain. Wasim, who learned more about it through asking…

A new analysis from the Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF finds Health Insurance Marketplace premiums will grow by about 11 percentage points in 2026, resulting in a median proposed increase of 18%. Researchers analyzed individual market filings containing publicly available information on what payers expect to drive their healthcare costs in the coming…

Ministers and school representatives are set to meet later for the first School Council Network in Jersey of the new term. The meetings, which take place up to six times a year, allow primary and secondary school councils to shape policy directly with government. The Department for Children, Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES) said…

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England and Wales for the first time, bringing the policy in line with Scotland. The long-acting shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to…