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Young women have spoken about the issues faced by a lack of education in schools on health matters. Athika Ahmed is among those in Wales involved in designing new school resources to improve understanding of common conditions among women. Leaflets and posters will be available in secondary schools covering menstrual health, endometriosis, pelvic health and…

Ellen Knightin Weston Rhyn BBC/ELLEN KNIGHT Bethany Lewis was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome in April 2025 A young woman has founded a support group for women with reproductive health problems, like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Bethany Lewis, 18, is a trainee dental nurse from Weston Rhyn in Shropshire and was diagnosed with PCOS in…

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is to launch an independent review into rising demand for mental health, ADHD, and autism services in England. Streeting has previously suggested mental health conditions are being “overdiagnosed”, and the government has argued that increased pressure on the system has led to long waits for people with an urgent need for…

Patients are being warned not to clog up A&E with everyday niggles as NHS figures show thousands turned to hospitals for minor ailments such as hiccups and ingrowing toenails last winter. There were more than 200,000 A&E attendances in England from November to February for conditions that could have been dealt with elsewhere, according to…

Jenny ReesWales health correspondent Athika Ahmed Molly Fenton and Athika Ahmed want better education on women’s health issues in school Young women say they were taught how to open a bank account in school, but not how to change a tampon or spot signs of cancer. “As a person from an ethnic minority background, in…