My postpartum mental health meant I spent five months on a mother and baby unit

Seven Wolverhampton schools have been recognised for their commitment to promoting emotional health and wellbeing, the council says. The schools were part of a pilot scheme run by the council to teach awareness about trauma, understanding individual needs, how to use consistent approaches and ensure emotional wellbeing was school priority. They were recognised with an…

James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Getty Images Side effects of different antidepressants have been ranked for the first time, revealing huge differences between drugs. Academics looked at the impact medications had on patients in the first eight weeks after starting treatment, with some causing patients to gain up to 2kg in weight or vary heart…

“These infections can cause severe complications, such as chronic pain and infertility and, in the case of syphilis, problems with the heart or nervous system,” said Bruno Ciancio, the head of the agency’s Directly Transmitted and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases unit.