{
  "id": 16153826,
  "title": "‘I am tired of living in pain’: Woman with PMOS struggles to access specialist care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/i-am-tired-of-living-in-pain-woman-with-pmos-struggles-to-access",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-23T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health-e News",
    "slug": "health-e-news",
    "url": "https://health-e.org.za/2026/10/23/i-am-tired-of-living-in-pain-woman-with-pmos-struggles-to-access-specialist-care/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Health-e News ‘I am tired of living in pain’: Woman with PMOS struggles to access specialist care 24-year-old Regomoditse Kgomo has struggled to access specialist treatment for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) and endometriosis through Gauteng’s public healthcare system since losing her medical aid in 2023. Despite repeated clinic visits and three requests for a referral at…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Woman diagnosed with arthritis after 10 years of pain dismissed as stress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/woman-diagnosed-with-arthritis-after-10-years-of-pain-dismissed-as",
        "published": "2026-10-23T02:00:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}