‘No one looks at the whole of me,’ my mum says. How the NHS is breaking apart
Her local hospital was once state of the art, but now it creaks, with over-full wards and over-worked staff
How dieting will get personal – and much more effective
Project analysing people’s gut bacteria and determining which foods cause a spike in their blood sugar levels is paving the way for tailor-made diets
Fitness monitoring: gimmick or game-changer for the NHS?
Many people now gather data about their own bodies on personal trackers, but the jury is still out on their accuracy and effectiveness
Cirrhosis: how dangerous is drinking?
Most of us who drink alcohol won’t die from liver disease – but it still kills more of us than diabetes and road deaths combined
This is the NHS: a day in the life of the UK’s busiest maternity centre
For the next month, the Guardian is telling the story of one of the most complex organisations in the world, through the voices of those on the frontline. On Thursday, we reported live from Liverpool Women’s hospital
The secret sexual health doctor’s diary: ‘The waiting room is bursting at the seams’
A registrar working in a sexual health clinic offers a snapshot of her working week, from advising a 16-year-old girl with a newborn baby to introducing baffled students to the vaginal ring
The day the NHS saved my life: my baby was born in our bathroom
Without the 30 or so health professionals who helped when my overdue daughter arrived suddenly, we might both have died
‘I’m insisting that things be done my way’: readers share their birth stories
Whether choosing a home birth or a hospital birth, we asked readers for their experiences and about the quality of care
I was pregnant, alone and bleeding, but didn’t realise the danger
The day the NHS saved my life: I cannot thank my GP surgery staff enough for their quick and calm response that may have saved me and my baby
Therapy helped me to love my baby after a traumatic pregnancy
Frightened and anxious, I found NHS help which gave me back my life. Cameron’s pledge for more support for mothers must be made a reality