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Joanna Strober, Founder, Midi Health: When I was in my 40s, I had a big job, and things actually started falling apart in my life. I was angry a lot. I wasn’t sleeping. I was having hot flashes. And, honestly, I didn’t know what was going on in my body, and I didn’t really have…

A hospice has offered wellbeing support to islanders living with terminal illnesses. Les Bourgs Hospice in Guernsey has started a free 12-week rolling programme open to anyone aged 18 or over who has a life-limiting or serious progressive illness. Eloise Tangey, service lead, said: “There was a recognised need for a sort of support service…

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…

“Cervical screening can be difficult for some women for many reasons, like if they have had a bad previous experience, they are menopausal, they have a physical or learning disability, cultural barriers, or are a survivor of sexual violence,” says Athena Lamnisos from charity The Eve Appeal.

The British Medical Association has announced a fresh round of strikes in England after talks broke down again with the government. The union and government have been in dialogue throughout the summer and early autumn since the last walkout at the end of July. But the BMA said with no progress being made there would…

“When people say to you, ‘what have you done in your life?’ I can at least fall back on this and say I’ve saved someone’s life.” In December, Christopher Schuman, from Reading, donated his kidney to his brother Jeremy, who believes he was at “death’s door”. Tap here to read more