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Mind over mat: how yoga is helping refugee women

Charity-run classes provide a breathing space for women who may have faced torture and sexual abuse

LGA urges councils and NHS to provide more help for children’s mental health

LGA report cites assemblies on mental health and peer mentors as initiatives schools and centres could use to tackle anxiety and depression

Five a day? It’s none a day in Britain’s urban food deserts

In areas of the UK’s major cities, accessing affordable fruit and veg can be difficult – especially for those on tight budgets

Ehic applications unavailable – but NHS says it’s nothing to do with Brexit

The website and phone number for European health insurance card registration is expected to be unavailable until Monday afternoon, leaving last-minute applicants in the lurch

Government cuts are brewing a sexual health crisis

Rising demand for sexual health care amid reduced budgets and privatisation puts further strain on an under-resourced sector

Investigations into baby deaths often inadequate, says study

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says reviews often exclude parents and are of poor quality

The secret life of a dentist: some patients think superglue will fix their toothache

The mouth is the gateway to good health, yet still patients miss appointments and let kids ruin their teeth. We need national oral health education

Cartoon – the spooooky truth about NHS ‘ghost patients’

GPs are reportedly being paid to look after patients who are no longer with them. A scandal or just supernatural spin?

NHS refusal to fund HIV prevention treatment is shameful, say charities

PrEP, which can reduce risk of HIV infection by up to 86%, falls outside health service remit, says NHS England

HIV activism: ‘It feels more like social work than my day job in adult services’

I want people with HIV to live free from oppression, and for the NHS and social services to become HIV-neutral in their activities

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