‘Listen to women’: UK doctors issued with first guidance on endometriosis
Disease, which causes crippling pain and can lead to infertility, affects 176 million women worldwide and currently takes seven to eight years to diagnose
UK families could get money off shopping bills if they hit exercise goals
NHS ‘healthy towns’ scheme could offer rewards such as free cinema tickets in attempt to reduce lifestyle-related illnesses
Severe birth trauma has left me terrified of having another child
Normally associated with soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder affects 20,000 new mothers in the UK each year
The Guardian view on vaginal mesh implants: trust data and patients
Editorial: The devices have benefited a large number of women – but thousands have suffered serious adverse effects
Sexual health shake-up in south-west London unsafe, experts say
Cost-cutting plans in three boroughs will lead to more STIs, HIV and unintended pregnancies, senior doctors warn
‘Scandal’ of vaginal mesh removal rates revealed by NHS records
Traumatic complications mean one in 15 women fitted with the most common type of mesh support will require surgery to extract it, figures suggest
Vaginal mesh implants: ‘I really thought I was dying’
Carolyn Churchill was in agony after mesh surgery, but doctors were reluctant to blame her implant, even suggesting the pain might be a mental health issue
From burgers to breaded mackerel: how Croydon is fighting the fat
On one of London’s unhealthiest high streets one in four children is obese, but now the council has stepped in
GPs in England ‘unconfident’ discussing physical activity with patients – report
Less than two-thirds of doctors feel confident discussing activity levels and almost a third have never heard of national guidelines
It’s too late for my son, but the end of the campaign for ‘normal birth’ is welcome
The Royal College of Midwives has abandoned the ideology that may have contributed to many deaths, including that of my son, says patient safety campaigner James Titcombe