Midwife staff cuts put women giving birth at risk

The combination of staff cuts, a 19% increase in births and more complex pregnancies has put maternity units under pressure

Mobile phone kits to diagnose STDs

Plan aims to cut UK's rate of infection among young, who experts say are often too embarrassed to visit GP

The push for better births

With no major advances in safer childbirth for 50 years, doctors are calling for more properly funded research. By Carol Davis

My week: Dr Stuart Hamilton, forensic pathologist

On Wednesday, I had to tell a doctor that his diagnosis was not up to scratch. He was heartbroken

NHS funding for homeopathy risks misleading patients, says chief scientist

Sir John Beddington says NHS funding may harm patients' health if they choose it over conventional medicine

Cost worries prompt Britons to opt out of medical treatments

Two-thirds of those polled by Health365.com have delayed or cancelled treatment due to concerns over healthcare costs

Lack of vital drugs could put premature babies at risk, top doctor warns

Consultant obstetrician says NHS has had supply problems with medication used to boost lung growth

Deborah Orr: Always say yes to morphine

The nurse insisted on Deborah Orr using the morphine pump. But she had the last laugh . . .

Teachers back call for pregnancy clinics in schools

Schools would be ideally placed to help pregnant teenage girls, say teaching unions

Palliative care: the dying of the light

Editorial: We should not close our minds to the possibility that postponing death is not always the best way to confront it