Men with heart, kidney or liver conditions more likely to be offered intervention compared with women, global analysis finds Women with the same medical condition as men are less likely to be offered treatment such as surgery, a stent or a strong painkiller, research has found. A review of global research found that for several health problems, including cardiovascular conditions, kidney disease and Parkinson’s, women were less likely to receive the same treatment as men, revealing the extent to which women have significantly unequal care. Continue reading...

In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth remembering

John Nicholson and Norma Turner’s joint retirement savings account was shut by Yorkshire Building Society A retired British couple who are members of a grassroots pro-Palestine organisation which had its bank account frozen have had their joint personal account closed without explanation. John Nicholson, 70, and Norma Turner, 76, who, as treasurer and chair respectively, were signatories to the Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine (GMFP) account with Virgin Money, said their account with Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) was intended as a nest egg. Continue reading...

Detention of Dr Marwan al-Hams by Israeli undercover unit on Monday takes number of doctors being held to 28, says Healthcare Workers Watch

As part of president’s shuttering of USAID, destruction of the contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000

At least 20 officers forced their way into property and police said some present were planning direct action in London Police have raided a Quaker meeting house and arrested six women attending a gathering of the protest group Youth Demand. More than 20 uniformed police, some equipped with Tasers, forced their way into the Westminster meeting house at 7.15pm, according to a statement by the Quakers. Continue reading...

Glow Up! New discovery of fluorescing lesser horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros) An exciting discovery has been published, showing that two European…

Ice-cream brand’s board says David Stever was ‘removed’ for refusing to ‘oversee the dismantling’ of its values * Business live – latest updates Ben & Jerry’s has accused its parent group Unilever of sacking the ice-cream brand’s chief executive for…