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Figures suggest the rate is almost four times higher for women from black ethnic minority backgrounds.

The conference in Norwich will hear from one woman who felt she needed to shower all the time.

The Brown Clee Patients Group hopes to remove some of the financial burden for incoming GPs.

Too many people face long waits for cancer and planned care, but the NHS says huge progress has been made.

Tougher penalties may be introduced for the street drug that has led to people jumping off buildings.

Some physiques perform better in different climates - just like animals, a study of athletes suggests.

Little is known about the early stages of Parkinson's, as much damage occurs before symptoms appear.

Experts say it was the wrong place for the 16-year-old, but she had nowhere else to go.

School leavers would be able to enrol to become doctors without having to pay to go to university.

The 86-year-old is able to climb stairs and do laps of the garden at an Edinburgh nursing home.

The technique uses an internal camera and aims to reduce patients' pain and hospital stay.

Hundreds of thousands are prescribed medication without enough scientific proof it helps, UK experts say.

More than half of people with diabetes missed out on vital checks last year, charity Diabetes UK says.

Users of Emerade pens, which treat anaphylaxis, are being warned to change to another brand.

Dr Preshan Jeevaratnam's surgery is visited by the prime minister in his home town of Southampton.

Checking claims about how many doctors are working in general practice in England.

Pharmacies will be able to prescribe drugs for seven common ailments, including sore throats and earaches.

Experts warn the lip filler industry is 'like the wild west', with procedures having to be corrected.

Emma Taylor was in a coma when she had a C-section in October, and doctors then found a brain tumour.

Whistleblowers from a rehab unit claim patients are left in bed all day without therapy.

Will a healthcare approach that has been successful in poorer parts of Brazil work in the UK?

Unite says it is part of an "escalation strategy to exert greater pressure on the government".

Data shows there are now fewer local chemists than at any time since 2015, despite rising demand.

Paralympic champion Charlotte Henshaw on the challenges she faces training and competing while living with endometriosis.

Close to 20 million people are likely to have died during the last three years, says the WHO.

Around 15,000 children are not fully immunised against measles, mumps and rubella, a report finds.

Experts warn of a lack of a trained support workers to teach key life skills others learn through sight.

Iñaki Ereño says any future pandemic cannot result in the interruption of routine healthcare.

The Deaf Arts Festival will tour Northern Ireland after premiering in Belfast this weekend.

Parents encouraged to check their children are up to date with their vaccinations.

An anti-vaccine conspiracy film is supercharging the harassment of bereaved people

Officials say the vaccine against the deadly virus could be rolled out for older adults by August.

A report says the NHS is failing to meet targets around services for pregnant women and new mums.

The second such drug in a year raises hopes we can start treating dementia.

Content about the condition generates billions of views, but is it driving too many to self-diagnose?

More rigorous trials are needed to confirm the findings, the Canadian researchers say.

Ministers agree to pay a 5% rise in England - but nurses are still threatening strike action.

A pay deal affecting a million NHS workers has been reached, but three unions may still strike.

Raychel Ferguson was nine when she died at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children in 2001.

The recall includes Cadbury Flake and Dairy Milk Buttons and people are advised not to eat them.

Three-year-old Taiwo, who weighed just 9.8kg (1st 5lb), died of malnutrition and dehydration.

The closure of Mullaghbawn practice will leave more than 5,000 patients without a registered doctor.

The government says vaping has become a huge epidemic, particularly affecting young people.

A meeting later is likely to see a deal in England agreed but nurses are still threatening strikes.

Hospitals that refused life-saving care during an emergency broke federal rules, health officials say.

NHS England warns that staffing levels in some parts of the country will be "exceptionally low".

The NHS says "positive discussions" with the RCN mean nurses will cover some departments.

He has now been evacuated from Khartoum, after first being turned away because UK nationals were the priority.

The latest yes vote, by the GMB union, is "almost certain" to mean pay deal in England gets agreed.

The world-renowned children's hospital has "serious" concerns over this weekend's nurses' strike.