The Netherlands’ world-leading postnatal care facing crisis, unions warn

Kraamzorg system, where care assistants visit new mothers at home, is threatened by labour shortage and competition

‘Now I do weight training’: how exercise helped one patient stay free of cancer

Margaret Tubridy, 69, took part in landmark study that reveals the role of exercise in preventing return of disease

Scientists say device could alert workers such as pilots and healthcare staff when they are feeling the strain

Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisation

Findings of survey on happiness, health, finances, meaning in life and relationships raise concerns for young people

Report confirms that Arakawa died of hantavirus and her husband, who had heart problems and Alzeimer’s disease, may not have realised she had died

Researchers surprised at impact that even small differences in sleep make to adolescents’ cognitive abilities

As the global enterprise grapples with reported debts of $1.4bn, its calorie-counting formula may have had its day

Researchers say gepotidacin could be delivered via a pill and help combat strains resistant to standard treatment

World Happiness Report finds volunteering more frequent in most regions as Finland tops chart again and Costa Rica and Mexico enter top 10