Care & services

Every baby in the UK will have their DNA tested under a new 10-year NHS plan announced by the health secretary. The whole-genome sequencing initiative aims to detect hundreds of conditions early and offer preventive care before symptoms appear, according to Wes Streeting. This is part of a broader plan to shift the NHS towards [...]

Women with drug addiction are more likely to access treatment when enrolled in Medicaid alongside other government support programmes, new research suggests. The study found that combining health insurance with services such as childcare and employment assistance significantly increased treatment uptake among women with drug use disorder (DUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) – conditions [...]

A new training programme in Wales is helping GPs to recognise the symptoms of endometriosis earlier, the Welsh Government says. The Endometriosis in Primary Care training has led to a 43 per cent improvement in GP knowledge of the condition, which affects around one in 10 women of reproductive age and causes tissue similar to [...]

Women aged 25 to 49 in England will be invited for cervical screening every five years instead of three, if they test negative for human papillomavirus (HPV), under new changes beginning 1 July. The update brings England into line with Scotland and Wales, which have already adopted the extended screening interval for women who test [...]

A Victorian woman undergoing IVF treatment received her own embryo instead of her partner’s, Monash IVF has confirmed—marking the second reported mix-up at the fertility company in recent months. The error, which occurred in June, was revealed in a statement to the ASX on Tuesday. Monash IVF said the patient’s embryo was transferred “contrary to [...]

Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds and those living in the most deprived communities are less likely to receive treatment after a diagnosis of aortic stenosis—a potentially fatal heart valve disease—according to new research. The research highlights serious disparities in care for aortic stenosis, a common and potentially deadly condition if left untreated. The study, [...]

A new daily pill for endometriosis has been approved for use on the NHS and could help over a thousand women in England every year manage the symptoms of the debilitating condition. The once-a-day pill, linzagolix, will soon be available for NNewHS patients in England who have had previous treatment for endometriosis, following approval by [...]

For the first time, a long-term, daily pill for the treatment of endometriosis will now be available on the NHS. The combination treatment pill, relugolix–estradiol–norethisterone, is faster-acting than current injectable treatments and can be taken at home. According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which has recommended the treatment, relugolix–estradiol–norethisterone works [...]

Screenings for breast cancer in the UK have caught more than 60,000 cases, however, participation in cancer screening is struggling to return to pre-Covid levels.  In England, breast cancer screenings are conducted to help prevent cancer or catch cancer at early stage. The new insights from Cancer Research UK reveal that from 2019 to 2023, [...]

More than a third of women across 10 health care practices in the US chose to enrol in a self-pay, artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced breast cancer screening programme, and the women who enrolled were 21 per cent more likely to have cancer detected, according to new research. AI has shown great promise in mammography as a [...]