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Health education: Young women want improvements in Wales
Posted onYoung women have spoken about the issues faced by a lack of education in schools on health matters. Athika Ahmed is among those in Wales involved in designing new school resources to improve understanding of common conditions among women. Leaflets and posters will be available in secondary schools covering menstrual health, endometriosis, pelvic health and…
Fiona Phillips’ husband, Martin Frizell, on her Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Posted onThe husband of TV presenter Fiona Phillips says they have become socially isolated since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Phillips, who hosted ITV’s GMTV breakfast programme, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the previous year, at the age of 61. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Martin Frizell, a former editor of…
Coroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed
Posted onOn the night of Cahan’s death, staff on the ward were found to have been asleep on the job and on their phones for long periods. East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) says the failings identified were “wholly unacceptable” and that it has undertaken a “significant programme of work” to improve inpatient services. The coroner’s…
Teenagers from 15 should be given free meningitis B vaccine, say experts
Posted onImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Advice has changed in recognition of teens as being more likely to fall ill ByMichelle Roberts Digital health editor All teenagers should be offered a free vaccine against meningitis B (MenB) at around the age of 15, UK experts are now recommending – a change to previous advice. It follows…
Mother absolutely shocked to find daughter had meningitis
Posted onThe mother of a young woman who was admitted to hospital told the BBC she was “absolutely shocked” when she discovered her daughter had meningitis. Khali Goodwin’s daughter Keeleigh, a 21-year-old restaurant worker, collapsed in her Canterbury flat on Saturday night and was taken to hospital by her flatmate. Keeleigh was told she had meningitis….
