Maintaining Teachers’ Vocal Health

Nathan BriantSouth of England Annette Bevan Annette Bevan wants other mums to feel that they can play rugby after having a child The co-founder of a rugby club for women who have had children said the sport is ideal for new mums who want to stay active. Annette Bevan, a mum-of-two who currently plays for…

Teenagers as young as 15 are seeking help after receiving botched Botox treatment and fillers, a charity has said. Advice Direct Scotland (ADS) says it wants tighter restrictions on cosmetic procedures after receiving hundreds of complaints about procedures. The Scottish government has proposed legislation to make non-surgical treatments illegal for under-18s and require procedures to…

Jessica Mason Jessica says women-specific health issues are too often dismissed A woman with cervical cancer who waited years to be diagnosed says she has “lost her faith in doctors”. Jessica Mason went back and forth to her GP and hospital with swelling, bleeding and pain in her vagina but says she was “fobbed off”…

Tom Cross KC, for the charity, said at a hearing in December that the rules treat an individual woman “less favourably” than an individual man, as they are at “greater risk of suffering the detriment of her privacy, dignity or safety being compromised”.