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

Newswise — West Orange, New Jersey, August 13, 2025 –RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health system in New Jersey, has once again been recognized as a leader in advancing workplace disability inclusion, earning a top score on the 2025 Disability Index® and being named a “2025 Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion”…

Fergus WalshMedical editor BBC Oscar Murphy has now finished his CAR-T therapy and is hopeful for his future The first leukaemia patient to receive a breakthrough treatment since it was made available on the NHS has said it was “fantastic” and “very sci-fi”. Oscar Murphy, 28, who has an aggressive form of the blood cancer,…

Singer Florence Welch has revealed she underwent life-saving emergency surgery after experiencing an ectopic pregnancy in August 2023. The Grammy nominee told the Guardian she was unknowingly suffering serious internal bleeding while performing on stage at a festival, telling the paper her pregnancy was “the closest I came to death”. She was diagnosed with a…

Getty Images Diseases like pneumonia and flu must be taken much more seriously in older people, England’s chief medical officer has warned. Sir Chris Whitty said some doctors do not appreciate that an infection can significantly increase the risk of a stroke or heart attack. NHS data shows that adults over 70 are much more…

The Health Secretary has admitted the NHS is “falling short” on meeting demand for adult autism and ADHD diagnosis. Speaking to BBC Radio Oxford, he was responding to a question about adult referrals having been paused in Oxfordshire since 2024. But he said it was a national issue that he was “very worried about”. When…