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A room has been opened at a hospital to offer women experiencing miscarriage a calm and private space. Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust ward sister Kelly Colledge said the room “acknowledges the significance of early losses”. It included a private outdoor space and a dedicated shower room. The project was funded by the Spencer Ward…

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Diabetes UK Thanks to the study, Imogen, who is 12, is now receiving medication to help delay her diabetes All UK children could be offered screening for type 1 diabetes using a simple finger-prick blood test, say researchers who have been running a large study. Currently, many young people go undiagnosed…

PA Media Nurses from Darlington Memorial Hospital have taken their NHS bosses to an employment tribunal NHS bosses “penalised” female nurses complaining about a transgender woman using their changing room, an employment tribunal has been told. Eight nurses are challenging a policy which allows the single-sex room at Darlington Memorial Hospital to be used by…

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images People who have cosmetic filler injections in their face should be warned of the risk of a dangerous complication involving blocked arteries that can lead to skin loss and even blindness due to damaged blood flow, say experts. Researchers used ultrasound to study 100 cases of filler injections that…