‘Scandal’ of vaginal mesh removal rates revealed by NHS records
Traumatic complications mean one in 15 women fitted with the most common type of mesh support will require surgery to extract it, figures suggest
From burgers to breaded mackerel: how Croydon is fighting the fat
On one of London’s unhealthiest high streets one in four children is obese, but now the council has stepped in
GPs in England ‘unconfident’ discussing physical activity with patients – report
Less than two-thirds of doctors feel confident discussing activity levels and almost a third have never heard of national guidelines
It’s too late for my son, but the end of the campaign for ‘normal birth’ is welcome
The Royal College of Midwives has abandoned the ideology that may have contributed to many deaths, including that of my son, says patient safety campaigner James Titcombe
Viagra prescriptions on NHS triple in 10 years as stigma fades
Doctors warn of dangers of buying erectile dysfunction drugs online after £17m of counterfeit Viagra seized in year
Why I wrote a comedy show about incontinence
As a physiotherapist, I know a third of women don’t have reliable body control. I wanted to raise awareness of this taboo subject at Edinburgh festival
NHS maternity wards in England forced to close 382 times last year
Figures obtained by Labour reveal ‘appalling’ treatment of women, largely due to staff shortages and lack of beds and cots
HIV prevention drug PrEP to be offered at sexual health clinics
NHS trial of treatment to start in five cities in September with full implementation by April
People can live with mental illness. I am living proof of this
Art allowed me to express myself in a way I had never done before. I’ve come so far since my desperate suicide attempt
Government cuts ‘leave sexual health services at tipping point’
With demand rising, councils say patients face longer waits to see a specialist and efforts to tackle outbreaks could be hit