12 h. ago Scrubbing up well! Britain has more women doctors than men for the first time in more than 165 years, figures reveal

For the first time in the history of the General Medical Council's official UK-wide register, female doctors outnumber their male counterparts in both the workplace and medical school.

Politics

13 h. ago More women doctors than men in the UK for the first time ever

Leading doctors say it is a significant milestone worth celebrating, but more must be done to improve training programmes and leadership pathways to improve women’s careers

Politics

20 h. ago The untold stories of female climbers summiting the world’s tallest peaks

In 1970, Grace Hoeman led the first all- female team in an attempt to climb North America’s highest peak, DenaliIn 1970, Alaskan doctor and mountaineer Grace Hoeman led a team of six women in the first all-female attempt to summit Denali – which was the first all-women’s ascent of any of the world’s big peaks.At the time, people thought that women were incapable of climbing mountains without men’s help. We had sent men to the moon, and women still hadn’t stood on the highest points on Earth. Which made Hoeman’s bold idea all the more audacious. Continue reading...

Politics

22 h. ago Why it's so dangerous for doctors to dismiss bloating, heavy periods or pelvic pain: They're signs of a serious condition which affects two in three women... but can be helped with simple medication

Caroline Mansi was on a woodland walk when she was overcome with dizziness and felt a huge rush of menstrual blood. 'I had to lie down on the forest floor,' she recalls.

Science

6 d. ago US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’

USAid cuts to clinics dispensing antiretroviral drugs will be ‘death sentence for mothers and children’, expert warnsSweeping notices of termination of funding have been received by organisations working with HIV and Aids across Africa, with dire predictions of a huge rise in deaths as a result.After the US announced a permanent end to funding for HIV projects, services across the board have been affected, say doctors and programme managers, from projects helping orphans and pregnant women to those reaching transgender individuals and sex workers. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Doctor reveals if it is healthier for women to shave or go natural

A doctor has revealed whether it's better to shave or wax your pubic hair or let it go natural - and the answer is quite surprising.

Society

1 week ago Why do women find it harder to lose weight? Doctor explains all

Why do women find it harder to lose weight?

Politics

2 w. ago I'm a top women's doctor and I would NEVER take up an invite for a breast screening. Women are being lied to by the NHS and this is the REAL truth about mammograms you must know: SUSAN BEWLEY

I would go so far as to say that women are being lied to about the benefits of breast screening, and not being told at all about real risks.

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2 w. ago I'm a top women's doctor and I will NEVER get a mammogram. This is the REAL truth about breast cancer screenings that you must know: SUSAN BEWLEY

I would go so far as to say that women are being lied to about the benefits of breast screening, and not being told at all about real risks.

Science

2 w. ago Doctor warns of catastrophic consequences of dismissing women's pain after mum's abortion agony

As Priscilla Dray's devastating story of misdiagnosed sepsis and quadruple infection shocks patients across the world, experts are calling for a 'systemic shift' in how women are treated by medical professionals, telling the Mirror that Priscilla is far from alone

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