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Nursing management of Sweet’s syndrome
Sweet’s syndrome is a rare skin condition that is often misdiagnosed and may need long-term management. Patients need to be guided to access accurate information
Reflections on reducing insulin to lose weight
Some women with type 1 diabetes deliberately omit or reduce insulin dosages to lose weight. This diabulimia may lead to serious heart and neuropathic complications.
How to manage chronic constipation in adults
There are various options available to treat this common condition, but effective treatment relies on obtaining a thorough patient history.
Raising cancer awareness in minority ethnic groups
A pilot campaign used a targeted approach to raise awareness about cancer and increase screening uptake among black and minority ethnic communities.
Care of peripheral venous cannula sites
Use of peripheral venous catheters is common but infection can occur, and prove fatal, if care is not taken to monitor the site and reduce the risk of complications.
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Breastfeeding: how to increase prevalence
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Antenatal screening: an online learning tool
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Using safety crosses for patient self-reflection
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Advising travellers who have special risks
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Exploring the benefits of anal irrigation
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Managing stress incontinence in postnatal women
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Testing care pathways for prostate cancer survivors
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Using LARC to avoid unplanned pregnancy
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Education to increase sexual health screening
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Incontinence: enhancing care in women's prisons
News
Call to cut women's exposure to cancer-risk chemical
“Urgent” action is needed to reduce women’s exposure to cancer-causing chemicals, a charity said.
Mothers must be able to 'opt out' of smoking test, say midwives
The Royal College of Midwives has insisted that pregnant women must have the choice of opting out of a breath test for smoking, which is being recommended in new draft clinical standards for antenatal care.
Unplanned baby 'link to depression'
Women who have unintended pregnancies are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression, research suggests.
UK behind in pregnancy stakes
The UK has failed to make the top 20 in a list of the best places to be a mother - falling behind its neighbours Ireland and other European countries such as Germany and France.
Midwives urged to use skills abroad
Midwives from across the UK have been urged to use their skills abroad in a bid to curb the number of women who die from preventable complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
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WI calls for maternity planning review and more midwives
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Warning over variation in maternity care
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Miscarriage post IVF linked to higher risk of psychological trauma
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Ovarian cancer nurses snowed under by caseloads
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Tamoxifen-class drugs cut breast cancer risk by more than third
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Midwives win abortion case appeal
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PIP review urges more surveillance
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Surrogacy: nurses and other healthcare staff offered guidelines
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Arthritis linked to female smokers
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Osbourne to front cancer campaign
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'These women need help now'
It was a television show that drove Angela Gorman to get vital medication to expectant mothers in Africa.
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Termination of pregnancy: a review of psychological effects on women
This study reviews the evidence on the psychological effects of induced abortion.
Behind the Headlines
Even 'light' smoking may raise women's arthritis risk
“Smoking just a few cigarettes a day more than doubles a woman’s risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis,” the Mail Online website reveals.
