Maternity care is not on a journey of obvious improvement History suggests that reports exposing NHS failings do not banish the culture that harms babies and mothers
MPs call for menopause health checks at 45 and free HRT in England All-party group report on menopause also calls for more workplace support and training for health workers
UK will ‘run out of monkeypox vaccine in 10 to 20 days’ Leading sexual health expert predicts a gap of almost one month before supplies are replenished
Sir Colin Blakemore obituary Neuroscientist, persuasive science communicator and advocate for rationality and openness
‘One woman took out 13 of her own teeth’: the terrifying truth about Britain’s dental crisis In England, only a third of adults – and half of children – now have access to an NHS dentist. As those in pain turn to charity-run clinics for help, can anything stop the rot?
Last rites? Supermarkets’ annual Easter egg bonanza to end Shoppers may soon have to hunt for chocolate eggs as anti-obesity law dictates how and where unhealthy foods can be sold
Headaches: are you one of the one in six people suffering today? Study finds 7% of global population experience migraine and 9% a tension-type headache on any given day
Mothers and newborns kept apart unnecessarily in hospital due to Covid Birth charities call for update of ‘draconian’ rules that isolate maternity patients from babies and leave women traumatised
South Korea should fund hair loss treatment, says election hopeful in bald bid for power Proposal for hair regrowth on public healthcare insurance by Lee Jae-myung criticised as populist by opponents
Anti-obesity scheme to offer voucher rewards for healthy living Government to launch pilot in England in January, aimed at motivating people to lose weight