One in five women in England say their concerns were ignored during childbirth, survey finds

Women say fears were dismissed and help was unavailable at crucial moments during labour

Parasite cleanses: why are so many people obsessed with intestinal worms?

Probably the most disgusting online trend of 2025, this has led to pictures of people’s excrement all over the internet. Please make it stop ...

Men represent 50% of all infertility cases but poor understanding among GPs means it is often untreated

Exclusive: NHS websites pointed women to factsheet featuring podcast by ‘dangerous’ influencers linked to baby deaths

Exclusive: Pregnancy experts warn of inadequate medical advice and lack of safe and reliable care

Those in need of free emergency contraception no longer have to see their GP or attend a sexual health clinic

Other lives: Doctor who co-founded a clinic to provide unmarried women and girls with contraception in Sheffield in the 1960s

NHS figures show number of mothers sustaining third- or fourth-degree perineal tear has increased by 16% since 2020

People are understandably wary of new technology, but human error is often more lethal

Government issues voluntary guidance calling for less sugar and salt amid concerns over nutritional value

Review of test kits for conditions including high cholesterol and cancer calls for tighter regulation to improve safety

Target easier to achieve than 10,000 steps and linked to 37% reduction in cancer deaths

Regulator tells Sally Westcott to pull product that allegedly has undeclared levels of prescription-only melatonin

Campaigner for patients’ rights who exposed maternity care failings and triggered reform of the General Medical Council

Talking therapies save lives, keep people out of hospital, help them back into work. So why is NHS England cutting them in its ‘financial reset’?