Heart surgeon and author reveals how he once set fire to patient
Samer Nashef, author of The Angina Monologues, tells of coronary bypass that didn’t go to plan
How putting NHS staff first is making hospitals better
Yoga, pilates and Dragons’ Den-style contests are among a host of innovations that are turning around failing trusts
Breaking and Mending by Joanna Cannon review – clinical diagnosis
A compelling view of modern medicine
Charging migrant women for maternity care puts us all to shame
Asking vulnerable migrants to pay deters them from getting the help they need – even those who may be eligible for free NHS treatment
Ecotherapy: why plants are the latest treatment for depression and anxiety
The combination of physical activity, social contact and being surrounded by nature is thought to make gardening beneficial for our mental health
No, Boris Johnson, working harder is not a solution for poor mental health
Offering tax incentives to companies who support depressed employees sounds like a step towards privatising the NHS, writes Arwa Mahdawi
My breast reduction: why I had the surgery that helped Simona Halep win at Wimbledon
The operation freed me from chronic headaches, and back and neck pain. But nothing about the process was easy
HPV vaccine to be given to boys in effort to slash cancer rates
Move by NHS could prevent more than 100,000 cancers across UK by 2058
Pregnant smokers warned of ‘potentially deadly risks’
More than 61,399 women still smoking last year at time they gave birth, NHS England says
Nurses vote to back decriminalisation of prostitution
Royal College of Nurses to lobby UK government in move to protect sex workers’ health