Vasectomy – Pass notes No 3,281

The male contraceptive procedure is nearly two centuries old, but the number of operations being performed on the NHS is in decline

Men risk health by failing to seek NHS help, survey finds

Men much less willing than women to consult health professionals, according to National Pharmacy Association

Breast cancer screening causes more damage than previously thought

Around 4,000 women have unnecessary treatment for a disease that will never threaten their health, though tests should continue

NHS paid £3.1bn in damages over 10 years for staff errors during childbirth

Doctors say figures revealed in new report are a 'wake-up call' and urge NHS to overhaul maternity care

Why would the private sector help struggling NHS hospitals?

Noel Plumridge: Global outsourcing companies are heading not for acute care but for the more lucrative community health services

Ben Goldacre: ‘It’s appalling … like phone hacking or MPs’ expenses’

Ben Goldacre's first book, Bad Science, shredded the claims of homeopaths and fake doctors. For his second he has his sights trained on the pharmaceutical industry. Ian Tucker puts your questions to him

Whooping cough jab to be offered during pregnancy

Vaccine now available for women in 28th to 38th week of pregnancy in move to halt surge in baby deaths

Rochdale police and council ‘repeatedly warned’ about sex abuse risk in town

NHS team made 83 referrals to borough council from 2004-10 in town harbouring gang of nine finally jailed over child sex ring

Neonatal nurse shortage ‘puts babies’ lives at risk in Wales’

Report finds 'significant shortfall' of specialist neonatal nurses across all Welsh health boards

Jeremy Hunt under fire for stance on NHS tribute, homeopathy and abortion

Labour claims health secretary's apparent attempt to exclude NHS scenes from Olympic ceremony shows lack of support