Gonorrhoea could become untreatable, says chief medic

Dame Sally Davies asks GPs and pharmacies to ensure they are prescribing correct drugs after 16 cases of drug-resistant strain of STI this year

You don’t have to be vegetarian to think twice about processed meat. At least eating fish is good for you

The World Health Organisation found there was enough evidence to say that salted, cured, fermented or smoked meats were indeed carcinogenic

A moment that changed me: Lyme disease turned my life upside down

This disastrous illness barely features in textbooks. So far too many doctors dismiss very real symptoms, and tell sufferers the problem lies with them

Does a nose job hurt? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day millions of internet users ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the most common queries

We cured your mother’s cancer, but your love fixed her broken heart

This Christmas I’d like to write a letter to the daughter of one of my patients – because I could cure her mother’s cancer but only she could ease the greatest pain

What can I eat in pregnancy? App aims to answer with help from IBM’s Watson

Nutrino, a new app powered by supercomputer Watson, claims to be able to guide women through pregnancy. But is it just another voice among many?

Only 18 FGM protection orders issued to protect UK girls since launch

Health professionals urged to be ‘braver’ in applying initiative to safeguard thousands of children

Home births and hospital births in the UK: share your experiences

If you have given birth in the UK recently, either at home or in a hospital unit, we’d like to hear about your experience

Cancer is political – as the argument about its causes shows

New research suggests that environmental factors are responsible for the huge majority of cancers; but opposing studies suggest it’s down to genetics and bad luck. Which you believe may depend on your own philosophy

Call to review baby death rates at more than 20 NHS trusts and boards

Inquiry urges those with higher than average stillbirth and newborn death rates to examine their maternity care to see if mistakes were made