Specialist care for all heart patients could save 5,000 lives a year – study
Death rate could be reduced if all patients were seen by a cardiologist and treated on a cardiac ward, says NHS report
My week: Peter Carey, consultant in genitourinary medicine
The impact of HIV since the 1980s has been huge, and no matter how great the leaps forward in treatment, it's still a difficult diagnosis for people to deal with
More than one in 20 pregnant women severely obese
NHS is ill-equipped to cope with heavier mothers, increased health risks and higher likelihood of stillbirths
Maternity care improving – but more needs to be done
Most mothers happy with maternity care, but NHS must improve support during labour, birth and antenatal period, says watchdog
Smokers should not be forced out of hospitals
There should be more controlled smoking zones, argues Richard White
NHS care: online Q&A
Post your questions about healthcare options here for Roger Taylor, Dr Foster's director of research, to answer
My week: Hassan Shehata, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist
By the time women come to see me they are pretty desperate. One had had 21 miscarriages
It’s time to debunk the myth of too posh to push
Barbara Ellen: A new report on caesarean births makes some telling points
Government spending: defence and health workers
Biggest recipients of MoD money were companies behind large weapons, engineering and construction
Leading midwife says staff shortages risk safety of mothers and babies
Cathy Warwick accuses government of backtracking on pre-election pledge to hire 3,000 more NHS midwives