health

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJayashree Owhal, a 45-year-old cane cutter from India’s western state of Maharashtra, made a life-changing decision when the pain of her menstrual cramps became unbearable.  Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDoctors have sounded the alarm on tiny plastic particles entering the human body after finding people with higher levels in blood vessels…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has decried the poor working conditions in the country’s health sector. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCancer patients in England could be at risk because NHS staff are overstretched and exhausted, the official complaints body has warned. Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe kidnapping of 287 grade school students by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria this week was only the latest in a slew of…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Metropolitan police firearms officer has denied the charge of murdering Chris Kaba, who was shot dead by police in south London…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt least five people in Gaza have been reported dead on Friday afternoon after being hit by aid packages airdropped by the…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteta Constance Marten has insisted she had to escape because of her “oppressive and bigoted family”, a court heard. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother hike in NHS dentist charges has been announced despite a collapse in access to NHS appointments. Read More