What the papers say: Menopause tests and breastfeeding
The Telegraph and The Daily Mail report a blood test has been developed which allows women to predict when they will go through the menopause. They report this could allow women to put off having a family with peace of mind, while The Times reports the tests could give women a false sense of security.
The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Independent and The Guardian report an editorial in Mother & Baby magazine, which describes breastfeeding as “creepy”, has caused an internet backlash.
This week the BMA will call for a ban on NHS funding for homeopathic treatments, saying they have “no place in the modern health service”, The Telegraph and The Times report.
The two broadsheets also report the BMA are warning that thousands of doctors and nurses jobs are going to be cut following the government’s latest budget.
The Guardian reports the pharmaceuticals industry is relying on old drug lines as only seven per cent of sales come from medicines launched in the past five years.
The Telegraph reports a hospital is offering a management consultant £1,000 a day to help it cut its costs.
The broadsheet also reports statins could be used to stop prostate cancer returning in men who have had surgery for the disease.
The Daily Mail reports women over 40 could get IVF on the NHS if age limits are scrapped to avoid the threat of age discrimination laws.
The Daily Mail also reports Britain’s youngest doctor has qualified at 21.
