Nicola GoodwinBBC Midlands Investigations BBC Sports groups in England are hoping to use the success of the England Women’s team to keep youngsters, like these in Worcester, playing their sport A million teenage girls are giving up sport because of deep-rooted negative attitudes – but could the England Women’s Rugby World Cup victory change that?…
The Republican budget reconciliation package, signed into law on July 4th, will—for the first time—require some individuals enrolled in Medicaid to meet work requirements as a condition of eligibility. When implemented by January 2027 (or sooner at state option), adults enrolled through the Medicaid expansion and certain adults enrolled in Medicaid waiver programs in Wisconsin…
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent BBC Three years ago, a fashion editor friend returned from Milan Fashion Week bursting with a story to tell. Most fashion editors stayed at the same hotel, she explained, and each bedroom had its own mini fridge. After checking out, en route to the airport, a stylist in her party cried out…
Singer Florence Welch has revealed she underwent life-saving emergency surgery after experiencing an ectopic pregnancy in August 2023. The Grammy nominee told the Guardian she was unknowingly suffering serious internal bleeding while performing on stage at a festival, telling the paper her pregnancy was “the closest I came to death”. She was diagnosed with a…
Jenny ReesWales health correspondent BBC Lana Boocock says her symptoms were dismissed by various doctors for years When Lana Boocock gave birth to her first child, the labour lasted for a gruelling 85 hours. Her baby then needed to spend time in neonatal intensive care. Ms Boocock, now a mum-of-two, said difficulties giving birth to…
Abortion coverage was a key issue in the debate leading up to the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Again, it could be an issue if Congress considers extending the enhanced premium tax credits that will expire by the end of the year absent Congressional action. Without the extension of these enhanced premium tax credits,…
Asian Network’s Trishala Lakhani explores the power of mind over matter. Source link
Rob Sissons, East Midlands health correspondent BBC Jordan was one of the first donors to give stem cells at the new centre, which collects cells for NHS transplants from people across the UK The UK’s first stem cell collection centre strictly dedicated to transplants has started welcoming donors. The Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre, based…
Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent Samaritans Samaritans volunteer James Watkins says concerns over proposed branch closures are “falling on deaf ears” Hundreds of Samaritans volunteers say they will leave the suicide prevention charity if plans to close more than 100 branches are supported at a meeting this weekend. Some opponents of the changes fear an exodus…
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has increased steadily over the past two decades, and since 2023, more than half of eligible beneficiaries have enrolled in Medicare Advantage. Amidst this growth, an increasing number of beneficiaries are enrolling in special needs plans (SNPs), especially since 2018, when SNPs became a permanent part…
