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Older women face a lower chance of fertility treatment working, even when using young donor eggs – with a marked drop-off from around the age of 49, new research suggests. Experts studying 1,774 women say the findings challenge the idea that donor eggs can fully “reset” the reproductive clock, but should not put older couples…

Fourteen NHS trusts are to have their maternity services examined over what has been described as “failures in the system”, the government has said. The inquiries are part of a rapid review of maternity care in England that was announced in June. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said bereaved families had shown “extraordinary courage” in coming…

The Princess of Wales has called for more dignity for carers and a greater respect for values such as “tenderness” in business, in her first public speech in two years. At an event in the City of London, Catherine called on 80 top business leaders to play their part in ensuring employees can have healthy…

The hospital is using augmented reality, a technology that overlays digital images onto the real world, during pre-surgical consultations to let patients view anatomically precise 3D models through a headset and see what might be happening inside their bodies.

“We are taking significant steps to improve how NHS organisations recognise and respond to sepsis, including the use of National Early Warning Scores, new safety information for patients and families, and rolling out Call4Concern in all inpatient wards,” a government spokesperson added.

Getty Images Research suggests most of us will have unsettling scenarios flash into our mind from time to time Have you ever sat in a boring meeting and wondered: “What if I just started shouting?” Or you’re driving along and you think: “What if I crash?” These unsettling scenarios are known as “intrusive thoughts” which…