The secret history of the menopause
The menopause, which simply means stopping menstruation, marks the end of a woman’s reproductive life. In fact, it is a…
Women’s Health
Why do we grow old?
Why do we grow old? Pick your theory for the causes of senescence, including damage to DNA over multiple replications…
Equality for intimacy
Twenty years ago, I and two colleagues wrote a book called The Sexual Politics of Disability, based on conversations with…
Heat seeking cancer
Mammograms, or X-ray pictures of the breast, have been used for decades to detect early stage cancers. They are a…
Why 13 year old girls are out of love with their labia
Thirty years ago, when I first started working as an obstetrician and gynaecologist in the NHS, I hardly ever saw…
Teen health
Teenagers need to adapt to changes in their bodies and emotions as they go through puberty. As a GP working…
An emotional neurosurgeon anyone?
A few years ago, as I was attending a medical dinner in London with 500 or more senior medical colleagues, I…
Posh hospitals for a better birth?
The BBC2 TV series, Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital, professed to be an ‘exclusive glimpse inside the UK’s…
Beating the clock – inducing labour
Having a baby is the most natural thing in the world. Or is it? Today’s new mothers are more likely…
Parallel lives of midwives delivering life with and without water by WaterAid
International development charity WaterAid has launched an engaging interactive dual-narrative film featuring One Born Every Minute midwife Delia Jepson at…