Scientists urge action on obesity in women to cut risks to babies
Children of obese mothers may be more likely to develop heart disease, have a stroke or develop type 2 diabetes, according to major European study
Untested chemicals are everywhere, thanks to a 39-year-old US law. Will the Senate finally act?
Many chemicals that are restricted or banned in Europe remain in use – and in some cases, untested – in the US, thanks to federal regulations that haven’t been updated since 1976. A new bill to overhaul the law is expected this spring
Doctors and nurses to record FGM concerns on children’s NHS records
Moves to improve UK response announced amid fears in medical profession after controversial trial of doctor for female genital mutilation
FGM affects three times more people in the US than previously thought
Campaigners call for action to deal with ‘state of emergency’ as figures show more than 500,000 US women are living with or at risk from consequences
Republicans hope latest anti-Obamacare bill will be first to reach president’s desk
Decision to hold another seemingly meaningless vote comes ahead of more serious threat to the Act – the supreme court’s hearing of King v Burwell case
UK urged to permit IVF procedure to prevent fatal genetic diseases
Top world scientists call on government to approve law allowing ‘three-person embryos’ which would remove faulty mitochondrial DNA
‘Smear for smear’ campaign leaves many uncomfortable
Vicki Jamieson: The ‘smear for smear’ campaign, even if well intentioned, is misguided
Blood money: is it wrong to pay donors?
In some countries, people get paid for giving blood. And in the UK, we have to buy in plasma. Judith Harvey worries that safety may be compromised when money changes hands
Guidelines on chickenpox and shingles for pregnant women updated
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists advises pregnant women who have not had chickenpox to avoid those with the virus
Farage says UK will have to consider NHS funded by private insurance
Ukip leader Nigel Farage’s comments to BBC reignite 2012 row caused by him saying healthcare should be market-funded