More than 1,500 UK babies born addicted to drugs each year
NHS figures show increase of 22% in number of cases over last 10 years, from 1,192 in 2004-5 to 1,536 in past 12 months
Astrology in medicine? The star charts don’t lie
Bidisha: The MP David Tredinnick has suggested using astrology in the consulting room. Bring on the birth signs
Combining astrology and healthcare: your medical horoscopes
Dean Burnett: David Tredinnick wants to see more astrology used in healthcare. So what would "medical horoscopes" look like?
‘I took a pay cut to be a home birth midwife, but it was worth it’
Cheryl Fisher, a member of Hillingdon hospital's home birth team, describes a typical working day
Advising women with depression about having children isn’t babying them
Hannah Jane Parkinson: Doctors are being advised to speak to women with depression about
pregnancy risks. This is not intrusive – it's necessary guidance
Concern over delays to treatment of babies suffering from tongue-tie
NHS waiting times can be as much as 84 days to rectify condition that can prevent newborns from breastfeeding
Our health system is failing new mothers
Maggie Gordon-Walker: Postnatal depression is serious. A mother's mental health following a birth is as important as physical health beforehand, but NHS services are inadequate
Should cosmetic tattoos be made available on the NHS?
Matthew Jenkin: Modern tattoos that hide operation scars and skin conditions are incredibly realistic – and help patients heal deep psychological wounds. Is it time they were made more available on the NHS?
New mothers at risk as NHS ‘fails to provide depression care’
National Childbirth Trust condemns 'absolutely disgraceful' shortfall in help for mothers suffering depression
The truth about obesity: 10 shocking things you need to know
Sarah Boseley: As a nation we are getting fatter to the point of crisis. But why? And what are the implications? For starters, it's hard to treat after the age of five and is bankrupting the NHS