A Festive Guide for Expectant Mothers This Christmas
Navigating Christmas while pregnant? Discover expert-approved swaps for champagne, oysters, and pâté to enjoy a delicious, safe festive feast. Your guide to merriment within NHS guidelines.
Navigating Christmas while pregnant? Discover expert-approved swaps for champagne, oysters, and pâté to enjoy a delicious, safe festive feast. Your guide to merriment within NHS guidelines.
New research suggests only high-risk individuals benefit from reducing saturated fats like butter and cheese. Discover what this means for your diet and current NHS guidelines.
A recovering alcoholic's viral TikTok warns that blacking out from drinking is a serious red flag. Experts explain the science and the UK's rising alcohol death rates.
A neurologist warns that consistently sleeping less than seven hours nightly is dangerous, impairing brain function and raising long-term dementia risk. Learn how to protect your health.
Discover how your body clock and food intake impact medication effectiveness. Learn when to take common drugs like blood pressure pills and statins for optimal results.
Sir Tony Robinson expresses disappointment as new draft guidelines stop short of recommending routine prostate cancer screening for all high-risk men. Join the call for change.
New research reveals drinking up to four cups of coffee daily could slow biological ageing by lengthening telomeres. Discover how your morning brew might add years to your life.
Nurse researcher reveals untreated pregnancy pain affects 50-75% of mothers, causing depression and chronic conditions. Learn how to advocate for proper care.
New UK study reveals 70% of adults miss NHS sleep target, doubling diabetes and heart disease risk. Discover how much sleep you really need for good health.
Model Elsie Hewitt, pregnant with Pete Davidson's baby, shares her '24/7 agony' from pre-existing conditions. Discover her emotional plea and Davidson's support.
Gut health expert Dr Megan Rossi reveals three simple questions to assess your sugar intake. Discover the difference between natural and added sugars and the health risks of overconsumption.
In an astonishing medical mix-up, a British woman's suspected kidney stone agony turned out to be unexpected labour, delivering a healthy baby she never knew she was carrying.
An expectant mother shares her emotional story of waking from emergency brain surgery to discover her unborn baby was safe and kicking inside her, in a remarkable tale of medical resilience.
In an unprecedented medical breakthrough, UK doctors have successfully delivered a baby who developed completely outside the womb. This extraordinary case is rewriting medical textbooks and offering new hope for complex pregnancies.
Groundbreaking research suggests acetaminophen use during pregnancy may be linked to language delays in children. Experts urge caution and medical consultation.
Radiographers issue urgent warning about unregulated private baby scan clinics giving expectant parents devastatingly wrong information about their unborn children's health.
Discover the lesser-known early signs of pregnancy that go beyond missed periods and nausea, including back pain and headaches that could indicate you're expecting.
Health officials issue critical safety alert after unregulated baby scan services potentially expose expectant mothers to risks. Discover what every parent needs to know.
The NHS has revealed crucial steps patients need to take before medical appointments to ensure they receive the best possible care and avoid wasting precious time.
Groundbreaking NHS analysis uncovers devastating stillbirth rates across England, with significant regional disparities and urgent calls for improved maternity care.
Senior medical leaders sound alarm over Scotland's NHS funding crisis, warning the cherished 'cradle to grave' healthcare principle faces collapse without urgent financial intervention.
Shocking NHS guidance reveals doctors are being told to change patients' bras during examinations amid infection control concerns, raising questions about healthcare priorities.
Groundbreaking research reveals that even moderate alcohol consumption significantly increases blood pressure and heart disease risk, challenging current health guidelines.
In a major policy shift, NICE recommends social connection, community groups and hobbies as first-line treatment for depression in adults, challenging medication-heavy approaches.
A Scottish woman's elaborate fake pregnancy scheme using a doll culminated in tragedy when the prop infant was discovered lifeless, exposing a disturbing web of deception that shocked her community.
Groundbreaking research reveals introducing peanuts to infants could dramatically reduce allergy risks, offering new hope to parents and transforming childhood nutrition guidelines.
New medical research challenges conventional wisdom about exercising while ill. Discover when physical activity could help recovery and when it might be dangerous.
Kira Cousins shares her incredible story of unexpectedly giving birth at home after experiencing what she thought was severe stomach pain, in a tale that's stunned medical professionals.
Groundbreaking study suggests women begin regular mammograms at age 40 instead of 50, with experts calling for urgent NHS screening policy changes to prevent thousands of cancer deaths.
Groundbreaking NHS reforms will make hormone replacement therapy more accessible than ever, following new NICE recommendations that could help millions of women across the UK.