Seeing a GP on a smartphone sounds wonderful – but it’s not

The new GP in Hand app fails to provide equality of access and undermines practice revenues

Doctors develop ‘transformational’ new DNA test for Down’s syndrome

New test more accurate than current screening in detecting Down’s, Edwards and Patau syndromes and could simplify screening process, say researchers

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

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

Sick children like my daughter don’t get enough information – so I made an app

When my daughter had cancer she knew nothing about hospital environments or treatment. I want to use her experience to benefit others

Giving birth to my stillborn daughter was horrific. NHS staff saved us from despair

At every stage, the experience and understanding of the midwives and doctors guided us through this traumatic experience

Labour calls for immediate end to use of vaginal mesh implants

Sharon Hodgson, shadow public health minister, says use of mesh implants is a ‘public health scandal’ as they have left some women in permanent pain

As a teenage boy with anorexia I couldn’t find words to describe my mental illness

Not all silence on mental health problems is down to stigma. Sometimes it’s difficult to articulate what’s wrong

Pregnant in Ireland: ‘I had no control and was made to feel ashamed’

The eighth amendment does not allow women the right to informed consent or refusal of treatment during pregnancy – why is this tolerated?

Sepsis: the truth about this hidden killer

Sepsis is responsible for more deaths in the UK than bowel, breast and prostate cancer combined. So why is so little known about it?