Why are Germany’s midwives feeling squeezed out?
Fewer midwives are attending to birth in the country, where insurance premiums are punitive and medical intervention is increasingly widespread. And it’s not only mothers who are missing their skills
See a GP on my smartphone? Sorry, I’m not convinced
A new scheme allowing patients to dial in for a virtual appointment has some advantages for some people – but it’s not for me, writes GP Ann Robinson
The truth about the US ‘opioid crisis’ – prescriptions aren’t the problem
The overdose crisis is driven by illicit use of drugs – not those given on prescription for patients in need, says neuroscientist and author Marc Lewis
To those who take antibiotics – the resistance crisis is not your fault
A new government campaign suggests patients are to blame for growing antimicrobial resistance. Let’s look at the real reasons, says health and science journalist Hannah Flynn
What to do if you’re a Londoner worried about gonorrhoea? Test yourself, apparently
The bodged handover from personal consultation is a money-saving exercise – when infection rates are rising in the capital, says sex and relationship broadcaster Nichi Hodgson
US-style abortion battles loom in UK amid claims of intimidation
As street tensions increase, pro-choice group says a London council must curb ‘harassment’ of women at Marie Stopes clinic
Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? review – thrills, pills and big pharma
This hard-hitting exhibition explores the impact of graphic design in health and pharmaceuticals as companies seek to educate, save lives, and sell their wares
Be your own therapist? Fine – if you’re up to the job
We should be wary of any suggestion that self-help could replace therapy, writes Mark Brown
UK medicines agency seizes HIV home-test kits over false result risk
More than 100 Hightop kits, which have not met EU regulations, seized as agency warns consumers against using them
UK families could get money off shopping bills if they hit exercise goals
NHS ‘healthy towns’ scheme could offer rewards such as free cinema tickets in attempt to reduce lifestyle-related illnesses