There’s no financial, ethical or clinical justification for NHS charges
Jacky Davis: The health industrial complex has been eyeing up the NHS budget for years. Building the myth that it is 'outdated and unaffordable' is just the first step
Dr Christian Jessen: ‘The public’s thirst for gory medical things is insatiable’
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: Dr Christian Jessen has made the nation's intimate ailments a teatime TV staple with Embarrassing Bodies, and this week he tackled 'gay cures' in a controversial documentary. His methods are not to all tastes, but his passion is clear
Should we be mindful of mindfulness?
It has been prescribed by the NHS for depression since 2004 but recently mindfulness has spawned a whole industry of evening classes and phone apps. David Derbyshire reports
Five minutes with … a men’s health consultant
Peter Baker is dedicated to raising the profile of men's health, which he says has traditionally been overlooked
Anti-abortion clinics should be clearly labelled as such – or shut down
Kate Smurthwaite: It is terrifying 'crisis pregnancy centres' are lying to women to suit their agenda – and the NHS isn't stopping them doing it
Cycling growth could save NHS £250m, says report
Motorists swapping the car for just five minutes of riding each day would cut heart disease, diabetes and strokes, says Cambridge research
NHS hospitals will have duty to report FGM, government announces
New obligation is aimed at helping Department of Health build more accurate picture of prevalence of female genital mutilation
Three in four women happy to endorse their own maternity unit
NHS England publishes 'family and friends test' surveying women's responses to antenatal and postnatal services
Jacqueline Stokes obituary
Other Lives: Therapist who enabled many hearing-impaired children to listen and talk
NHS hospitals are over-run with rules and regulations
Rosemary's stay in hospital was too perfect – she begged to be left alone by nurses who bugged her every half hour with checks and questions that they must carry out to the letter, writes Michele Hanson