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Women face increasing pressure to choose between family and career in tech, says new report | Science & Tech News
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Women increasingly feel pressured to choose between having a family and their career in tech, according to a new study. Almost half (49%) of women in tech said they felt pressured to make the choice between family and work, a seven per cent increase from last year. Half said they had experienced sexism in their…
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Women dying ‘unnecessarily’ because cardiovascular disease going ‘under-treated’, experts say | UK News
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Heart conditions are the “number one killer for women”, experts have said, but cases are being “ignored” and more must be done to stop “preventable” deaths. A group of leading heart specialists have warned the “misconception” that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a “man’s disease”, has contributed to cases among women going “under-recognised and undertreated”. Writing…
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Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine as nine young babies die amid surge in cases in England | UK News
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Pregnant women have been advised to get vaccinated against whooping cough after nine young babies died as cases of the illness surged in England. Whooping cough, which affects the lungs and breathing tubes and spreads very easily, according to the NHS, is responsible for the deaths of nine babies between November and the end of…
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Women perform better and make fewer mistakes when on their period, new research says | UK News
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The physical and emotional toll of menstruating is real and widespread for many women, but new research challenges the assumption that women perform worse when on their periods. Just the opposite, it has found women are quicker at reacting and make fewer mistakes while menstruating. However, the study by University College London and the Institute…
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Smoking among younger middle-class women ‘up 25% in a decade’ | UK News
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Smoking among younger middle-class women has jumped more than 25% in the last decade, according to new research. By contrast, smoking rates fell among working-class women. Using data from the Smoking Toolkit Study, an ongoing monthly survey of adults in England, researchers from University College London (UCL) looked at the smoking habits of 197,266 people,…
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Hospital apologises after frozen eggs of more than 100 women may have been damaged | UK News
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A hospital has apologised to more than 100 women after their eggs and embryos were likely damaged during the freezing process. Guy’s Hospital in London contacted the 136 women after discovering its NHS-operated clinic may have inadvertently used some bottles of a faulty freezing solution in September and October 2022. The clinic said it did…
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Multi-millionaire tech boss Lawrence Jones convicted of raping two women in Manchester in 1990s | UK News
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Multi-millionaire tech entrepreneur Lawrence Jones has been found guilty of raping two women in Manchester in the 1990s. The former UKFast chief executive was convicted in January this year of sexually assaulting another woman in 2013, which could not be reported until today because of court restrictions. He has already spent 10 months behind bars…
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‘Repurposed’ drug that could prevent breast cancer to be offered to nearly 300,000 women | UK News
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A “repurposed” drug that could prevent breast cancer as well as treat it will be offered to almost 300,000 women, NHS officials have revealed. Anastrozole has been used to treat hormone-sensitive breast cancer. But trials have shown it can also stop the disease from occurring in the first place. It’s predicted cases could be cut…
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Adverts for online shopping platform Temu banned for sexualising a child and objectifying women | UK News
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Five ads for Chinese shopping app Temu have been banned for being sexually graphic, sexualising a child and objectifying women. The items being advertised included cycling underwear, a jockstrap and a child’s bikini. A facial roller, balloon ties and a foot massager were described as “phallic shaped” and the advertising watchdog said a lack of…
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EA Sports FC 24: How women are changing the game as FIFA franchise gets historic rebrand | Science & Tech News
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“Get in the kitchen, don’t be playing this game.” Even with skills that allow her to wipe the floor with the vast majority of FIFA’s male-heavy player base, it usually doesn’t take long for predictable sexist abuse to ring around Lisa Manley’s headset. The 24-year-old can confidently claim to be one of England’s very best…