Clinician / health professional

The Menopause Society has secured US$5m from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to develop digital training for healthcare professionals. The grant will fund the digital-innovation phase of the NextGen Now initiative, which aims to build a digital ecosystem using advanced technologies to improve education on women’s health in midlife. Launched in June, the initiative [...]

When correctly trained on medical information, ChatGPT can provide trustworthy advice for pregnant women seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, new research suggests. The findings could inform the development of digital tools such as apps and websites for people looking for medical guidance on sensitive issues they may not wish to discuss face to face [...]

By Dr. Jennifer L. Payne and Alisa Marie Beyer Postpartum depression (PPD) isn’t just the “baby blues.” It’s the most common complication of childbirth, affecting 1 in 5 new mothers, and yet it remains dangerously underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and too often untreated. Baby blues vs. postpartum depression Up to 80 per cent of new moms experience the baby [...]

Co-written By Dr Claire Gillvray and Tarang Majmudar, Welbeck Cambridge (2026) Gynaecological cancers, cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar, pose a significant health risk across all age groups. While treatment has advanced in recent years, early detection remains the single most crucial factor in improving survival, reducing the need for invasive treatments, and preserving quality [...]

At-home abortions should be permitted for up to 12 weeks across the UK, researchers say, after finding they are as safe as procedures carried out in hospital. The study reviewed outcomes of abortions between 10 and 12 weeks of pregnancy in NHS Lothian, Scotland, from 2020 to 2025. Medical abortion involves taking two drugs – [...]

Giving postpartum mothers with hepatitis C the opportunity to start antiviral treatment while they are still in the hospital after giving birth, significantly increases their odds of completing the therapy and being cured. The authors of a recent study found that new mothers who saw an infectious disease specialist and received medication for hepatitis C [...]

NHS and private fertility clinics must stop offering unproven add-ons that do not improve chances of conception, new draft guidelines warn. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) advises against several popular fertility extras, including endometrial scratches – where the womb lining is “scratched” before IVF treatment. These procedures can “give false hope [...]

A Birmingham simulation lab recreating emergency childbirth in a risk-free environment is changing how maternity staff train, according to the NHS. The unit at Birmingham Women’s Hospital received £1m from fashion entrepreneur George Davies through his charitable trust. Its launch follows nationwide scrutiny of maternity services after the Ockenden Report into Shrewsbury and Telford NHS [...]

Better detection and management of malnutrition and muscle loss could improve treatment results for women with ovarian cancer, new research has found. The study involved a 24-item survey of 57 healthcare professionals across Australia, looking at awareness of nutrition issues, screening practices and barriers to support at diagnosis, during treatment and after treatment. Weight loss, [...]

A baby has died from whooping cough after the mother did not receive the vaccine during pregnancy, the UK’s first infant death from the infection this year. The death occurred between January and June 2025, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), as vaccine uptake continues to fall among pregnant women and children. Whooping [...]