49 h. ago Leading medical bodies sue RFK Jr and HHS over Covid vaccine rollback

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women

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50 h. ago Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy changes

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women

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52 h. ago Health regulator issues warning as vaccine given to millions is linked to debilitating illness

British regulators issued the alert for two versions of a jab given to millions of pensioners and pregnant women after reports of patients developing a rare neurological disorder.

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8 d. ago Meet women who went to Glastonbury pregnant – and one give birth on

Around 210,000 people flocked to Glastonbury over the weekend, but not everyone gets absolutely legless in the field. Let's meet the women who have braved the festival pregnant

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9 d. ago As Trump targets birthright citizenship, the terrain is once again ‘women’s bodies and sexuality’

From 22 Chinese women detained in 1874 for being ‘lewd and debauched’, experts point to a grim US traditionOne day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, five pregnant immigrant women – led by an asylum seeker from Venezuela – sued over the president’s executive order limiting automatic birthright citizenship, out of fear that their unborn children would be left stateless.The case went before the supreme court, which sided with the Trump administration Friday by restricting the ability of federal judges to block the order. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago How are you being affected by the heatwave in southern Europe?

We want to hear from people in the south of Europe who are experiencing high temperaturesA range of health and environmental alerts have been issued across Europe, particularly its southern part, as large parts of the continent continue to be gripped by a heatwave – with temperatures in mid to high 30s and low 40s Celsius.Extreme heat can pose serious health risks, especially for babies, children, pregnant women and elderly people. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Too scared to go to hospital: the pregnant women in Dominican Republic dying because of deportation fears

Haitian Lourda Jean Pierre died shortly after giving birth at home after seeing images of pregnant women and new mothers being rounded up in hospitals by immigration agentsAbout an hour after giving birth on the floor of her one-room shack in the Dominican Republic, Lourdia Jean Pierre, 32, started gasping for breath.Her husband, Ronald Jean, knew something was seriously wrong, and shouted for help from the neighbours. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Crisis pregnancy center told staff not to give ultrasounds to women with potential ectopic pregnancies

Ectopic pregnancies can lead to internal bleeding or death if left untreated

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2 w. ago BBC newsreader Martine Croxall changes ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’ during live broadcast

A BBC News presenter has gone viral after replacing the term “pregnant people” to “women” while reading the autocue during a live broadcast.

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2 w. ago The BBC newsreader who stood up for women: Martine Croxall wins new fans over 'pregnant people' correction

Martine Croxall, 56, has won a legion of new fans after she dismissed an autocue line instructing her to say 'pregnant people', replacing it with 'women' instead.

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2 w. ago Coleen Nolan's daughter pregnant with first child as Loose Women stars celebrate news

Coleen Nolan's daughter Ciara Fensome has announced she's expecting her first child with her fiancé Maxx Innes in an adorable Instagram post over the weekend

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2 w. ago Loose Women star Coleen Nolan's daughter announces she's pregnant with first child

Coleen Nolan is set to become a grandmother for the third time following the exciting news that her youngest child Ciara Fensome is pregnant with her first baby

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2 w. ago JK Rowling hails BBC newsreader Martine Croxall after she overrules autocue's 'pregnant people' line to say 'women'

The Harry Potter author, 59, who has been vocal on the subject of trans people and what she calls 'sex-based rights' for several years, has praised the journalist (pictured), 56, for it on social media.

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3 w. ago ‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky

As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virusPhotographs by Chris de Beer-ProcterAphelele Mafilika was born HIV positive in 2004. Put on antiretrovirals (ARVs) as a baby, she has been on the life-saving medication ever since and has lived a normal life. No longer. “Now, I have a problem,” she says.For most of her life her viral load (the amount of HIV in her blood) has been undetectable. “When I went for my February clinic visit, I didn’t get my pills. They told me ‘shortage of staff’ and ‘come back another day’. I came back a few times, but it was the same story.” Continue reading...

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