It could save my children, but I don’t want to know

Jon Butterworth: What do particle physics and medical screening have in common? And why might we want to be tested, but not hear the result?

Jeremy Hunt calls for end to cosmetic surgery on NHS

Health secretary says public money should not be spent to improve someone's looks

A third of first-time mothers suffer depressive symptoms, research finds

Australian study also suggests more women are depressed when their child turns four than at any time before that

What’s the real reason Britons aren’t offered the chickenpox vaccine?

Jenny Rohn: A safe, effective prevention for this nasty virus is withheld for surprising reasons

Calls for millions to be given free vitamin D supplements

One in five adults at risk of deficiency, with a lack of the 'sunshine' vitamin linked to soft bones and other conditions

IVF and the NHS: the parents navigating fertility’s postcode lottery

What are you entitled to for free on the NHS, how much should you spend on private treatment? And how can you cut costs?

Jeremy Hunt sent homeopathy studies to chief medical officer

Letter to Tory MP reveals health secretary asked Sally Davies to initiate reviews of already dismissed studies by French firm

Female genital mutilation parties being held in UK, MPs told

Health professionals tell committee that 'cutters' are flown into Britain for events at which up to a dozen girls may be mutilated

There’s no financial, ethical or clinical justification for NHS charges

Jacky Davis: The health industrial complex has been eyeing up the NHS budget for years. Building the myth that it is 'outdated and unaffordable' is just the first step

Medibank Private sale to go ahead as government announces share float

Finance minister, Mathias Cormann, says there is no evidence sale will lead to higher health insurance premiums