Are there enough concrete commitments in the women’s health strategy to truly ‘reset the dial’?

Analysis: While elements of the strategy are thoughtful and will make a meaningful difference, others have either appeared out of the blue or slipped from view entirely

New women’s health strategy for England aims to end decades of inequality

Among proposals to ‘reset the dial’ on women’s health are training for doctors and hubs across the NHS

Dizziness, headache, dry skin … how to spot heatstroke – and avoid it in the first place

Are you just wilting a little, suffering from heat exhaustion or risking death from full-blown heatstroke? Here’s how to tell the difference and protect yourself, your friends and family – and your pets

Better ways to get better: the radical GP changing lives

A pioneering surgery in Brighton is pushing the boundaries of what patients can expect, offering dance classes, art and foraging. Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews tells Eva Wiseman why her approach helps people – and the NHS

‘One woman took out 13 of her own teeth’: the terrifying truth about Britain’s dental crisis

In England, only a third of adults – and half of children – now have access to an NHS dentist. As those in pain turn to charity-run clinics for help, can anything stop the rot?

Racism in UK maternity care risks safety of Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity women – study

Participants in charity’s year-long inquiry describe being ignored and feeling patronised and dehumanised

Zero by Jeremy Hunt review – this is going to hurt

You can’t fault the former health secretary’s proposals for improving patient care, but his slick prose fails to acknowledge the damage inflicted on the NHS by his party during his tenure as health secretary

Monkeypox could significantly disrupt UK sexual health services, expert says

President of British Association for Sexual Health and HIV says infection could have ‘massive impact’ as staff are forced to isolate

Insomniacs in England to be offered app treatment instead of sleeping pills

Sleepio was shown to be more effective at reducing insomnia than sleep hygiene and pills in data shown to Nice

Relentlessly pushing the idea of ‘natural’ childbirth is an affront to pregnant women

The Ockenden report revealed fatal myths in maternity care. But their potent allure remains

Non-compliant online STI tests put patients at risk, experts warn

Few sexually transmitted infection test kits available online meet official standards, BMJ study finds

Repeated maternity failings uncovered in Sheffield NHS trust

Watchdog expresses concern over safety of mothers and babies days after damning Shrewsbury report

What is the ‘normal birth movement’ and why can it be harmful?

Analysis: Striking balance when it comes to birth-related risks is why optimising use of C-section is global concern

Mothers were shamed and traumatised at Shrewsbury hospital. I was one of them

I had two babies there and my experience was so terrible that the memory haunts me 20 years later. Even now I feel a deep, scorching rage

Shropshire maternity scandal: 300 babies died or left brain-damaged, says report

Five-year investigation to conclude mothers forced to suffer traumatic births because of targets for ‘normal’ births