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NHS health checks to include questions about the menopause
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Human skin DNA fertilised to make embryo for first time
Posted onJames GallagherHealth and science correspondent OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks US scientists have, for the first time, made early-stage human embryos by manipulating DNA taken from people’s skin cells and then fertilising it with sperm. The technique could overcome infertility due to old age or disease, by using almost any cell in the body as the starting…
IVF concierge clinics warning: ‘I paid £15,000 then it went bust’
Posted onEmer Moreau Business reporter, BBC News Syreeta Sandhu Syreeta Sandhu has spent £15,000 on IVF IVF patients are being warned over unregulated “concierge clinics” after a popular one went bust leaving scores of clients without treatment or refunds. As the number of privately funded IVF cycles has risen, online concierge companies have emerged, acting as…
Make a Difference Awards: Mums’ support group ‘buzzing’ at award nomination
Posted onSupport 2gether Ciara O’Goan and Una Leonard have experienced postnatal depression and anxiety first hand. A community group from Omagh has “saved lives” for hundreds of women, its members have said. Support 2gether offers support and education to mothers who are living with antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety. A finalist in the BBC’s Make…
NHS tracker: are hospital surgery wait times improving near you?
Posted onEvery NHS hospital in England has been told to improve patient waiting times for planned treatment as the government has made hitting the 18-week target one of its key priorities for this parliament. By March 2026, the government wants to see at least 65% of patients waiting no longer than 18 weeks. To get there,…
