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

Paying egg donors will not solve the problems of IVF

Response: Yes, there are shortages and the system is expensive. But fees would not fix it, says Francoise Shenfield

JK Rowling gives £10m to set up multiple sclerosis research clinic

Harry Potter author funds Edinburgh university research centre named after her mother, who was killed by the disease