Pregnant women shed grey matter to help with motherhood, study seen by BBC suggests

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England and Wales for the first time, bringing the policy in line with Scotland. The long-acting shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to…

Getty Images Spending just 20 minutes in nature can trigger measurable changes inside your body If you’ve ever felt calmer after a walk in the park or a stroll through the woods, it’s not your imagination – it’s biology. Being outdoors can trigger measurable changes inside your body from lowering stress hormones, easing blood pressure…

Chloe HughesWest Midlands University of Worcester Third-year paramedic services student was on placement at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital Paramedic services student Elise Faragher had no idea her routine hospital placement would see her helping to deliver the baby of someone very familiar. The third-year student was at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital when her lecturer, Aaron…

PA Media Nurses from Darlington Memorial Hospital have taken their NHS bosses to an employment tribunal NHS bosses “penalised” female nurses complaining about a transgender woman using their changing room, an employment tribunal has been told. Eight nurses are challenging a policy which allows the single-sex room at Darlington Memorial Hospital to be used by…