NHS
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Health visitors may prevent post-natal depression
Women are less likely to develop post-natal depression if they are seen by a well-trained health visitor, British researchers reported last night. Read more
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Call for child allergy specialists
Britain needs more specialists who can treat children with food allergies, experts have warned. Read more
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Medical tourism brings superbug to UK
UK "medical tourists" travelling to India for treatment have returned as carriers of a lethal new mutant infection, experts have warned. Read more
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Breath-test the pregnant – new guidance
Pregnant women should be breath-tested to see if they are smoking, according to tough new guidelines proposed for British hospitals today. Read more
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Anger at allergy slow-down
Allergy services in Britain have made little progress since a major series of investigations several years ago, experts warned today. Read more
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Women die from delayed diagnosis – claim
Nearly a thousand women may be dying from breast cancer each year because of late diagnosis, experts claim today. Read more
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World-first robotics procedure carried out in Leicester
A Leicester cardiologist is the first surgeon in the world to have carried out an operation using a remote robotics system. Read more
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Health MOT plan could be cheaper
Health services could run effective screening programmes for heart disease by testing only high risk individuals, it was claimed today. Read more
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No silver lining for dressings
Hospitals and clinics should not be spending money on silver-coated dressings – as there is no evidence they work, experts said today. Read more
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Invest in babies – midwives
Midwives have teamed up with parents organisations to launch their own manifesto for the UK general election. Read more