21 h. ago DWP confirms 23 medical conditions to get £368 payment and seven things you need

The DWP provides employment and support allowance to around 1.7 million people in the UK. The benefit is designed to help you with extra costs if you have a disability or health condition that affects your ability to work.

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55 h. ago Having a child has been both the most transformative and mundane experience of my life | Rebecca Varcoe

Parenthood has opened the door to a new kind of love – one not necessarily more sacred or pure than the love for my friends, parents and husbandGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwo years ago I fell pregnant and within five weeks I was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum, a medical condition that causes extreme nausea and vomiting. It lasted my entire pregnancy and that year was (almost) the worst of my life. Now, I keep being told the relief of no longer being sick is the main reason I enjoyed the first year of my child’s life so much.Shortly after my baby was born, I started seeing social media content about Charli xcx’s song “I think about it all the time” and its articulation of the apprehension many women have about becoming mothers. I have recently started back at work and miss my child terribly. It’s the unhappiest I have been since she was born, around the same time Chappell Roan said none of her friends with children were happy.Sign up for the fun stuff with our ...

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58 h. ago 189 medical conditions you may need to declare to DVLA to avoid punishment

It's not just poor eyesight that motorists need to tell the DVLA about - there are almost 200 conditions that could affect your driving that you need to declare

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3 d. ago Rio Ferdinand asked if he was going to die when doctors diagnosed him with heart condition

Rio Ferdinand was preparing to join Leeds United from West Ham in 2000 when doctors discovered a heart issue during the defender's medical

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3 d. ago Alec Baldwin's wife Hilaria now claims her fluctuating Spanish accent is due to a medical condition

The 41-year-old model admitted that her 'brain just works differently' in her new memoir, Manual Not Included.

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6 d. ago Little Mix's Jesy Nelson keeps spirits bright after emergency surgery to save unborn twins

Jesy Nelson has been supported by partner Zion Foster after having an emergency surgical procedure when she was diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition.

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6 d. ago Jesy Nelson gives update from hospital as she makes plans to leave

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has been in hospital after having an emergency surgical procedure to save her unborn twins after being diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition

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6 d. ago Jesy Nelson gives update from hospital after surgery to save unborn twins

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has been in hospital after having an emergency surgical procedure to save her unborn twins after being diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition

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6 d. ago Majority of Britons may now be identifying themselves as neurodivergent, psychologist says

More people either seeking medical diagnoses for conditions like autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia, or even self-diagnosing, as a result of decreased stigma, expert explains

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6 d. ago Maga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed

At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will surviveEnglish polymath Francis Galton formulated the concept of eugenics in 1883. Inspired by animal breeding, Galton encouraged people with “desirable” traits to procreate while discouraging or preventing those with “undesirable” traits from doing the same. As social and intellectual qualities were hereditarily “fixed”, he thought some groups were naturally superior. Galton constructed a racial hierarchy, with white Europeans at the top.Eugenics has since played out in varying, always tragic ways. Attempted genocides and forced sterilization are first to mind, though the 20th century brought about the concept of soft eugenics: non-coercive methods of reducing certain conditions through individual choice and medical advice. Popularized in Nancy Stepan’s 1991 book, The Hour of Eugenics, “soft” eugenics is accomplished by indir...

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7 d. ago DVLA's full list of 189 medical conditions you must declare or lose your licence

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has revealed the complete list of health conditions that drivers need to declare - and failure to do so can cause some huge repercussions

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8 d. ago Naga Munchetty left ‘crying and screaming in agony’ for decades before receiving diagnosis aged 47

Presenter said she experienced ‘gaslighting’ by doctors who dismissed her symptoms

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1 week ago Gaza on brink of catastrophe as aid runs out and prices soar, groups warn

Palestinians face starvation and severe malnutrition as Israel’s blockade continues, say aid agenciesSoaring prices of basic foodstuffs, diminishing stocks of medical supplies and sharp cuts to aid distribution threaten newly catastrophic conditions across Gaza, Palestinians and international aid officials in the battered territory are warning.Humanitarian organisations including the World Food Programme and Unwra, which supplies food and services to more than 2 million Palestinians across Gaza, have now distributed the last of their stocks of flour and other foodstuffs to the dozens of community kitchens in the territory that serve basic meals to those with no other option. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brandi Glanville rushed to hospital amid health issues after being unable to move her head and neck

The reality star previously revealed she’d spent $70,000 trying to treat an unknown medical condition last year

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2 w. ago ‘I’ve killed my kid with cancer’ Woman’s words to police after killing her six

Karolina Zurawska killed her son Alexander while gripped by a mental illness which had overwhelmed her, likely as a result of the stress caused from dealing with his medical conditions, a court heard

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2 w. ago REAL reason so many are overweight. Lawyer Hannah was exhausted and struggled with her size for years. Then she was medicated for a common condition and lost 4st fast

Walking into the family home at 8pm one night after work, Mark Ross found his three kids - then aged 11, nine and seven - ready for bed but his wife, Hannah, 43, was nowhere to be seen.

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2 w. ago The underdiagnosed brain disorder more common than multiple sclerosis

Functional neurological disorder is one of the most common medical conditions seen in emergency care

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2 w. ago New calls to scrap PIP assessments and base payment awards on medical conditions

A new online petition is calling for a change to the PIP application process.

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2 w. ago Diabetes and epilepsy among conditions that could see £1,000 fine

Drivers are required to tell the DVLA about a range of medical conditions that could affect their driving - and failure to do so can lead to a hefty fine

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3 w. ago Woman, 29, who can't wee barred from Greggs disabled toilet 'until she showed catheter bag'

Evan Francis has Fowler's Syndrome – a urethral sphincter condition that affects as few as two in a million women per year

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