Why are American women dying in childbirth?

- Pregnant women who are obese can cost the NHS over a third more than women of healthy weight, a Swansea University study has found.

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- The true cost of fraud inside the NHS could be more than £5bn a year, more than 20 times the official government figure, a new report has warned.

- BMA survey also reveals more than a third of GPs plan to end careers early, as workloads increase and morale plummets

- UK scientists say they have discovered a gene error that delays puberty.

- A nurse turned whistleblower wins undisclosed damages against a national nursing agency following an industrial tribunal case in Belfast.

- A man gives more than £7,000 to help pay for a potentially life-changing operation for a Staffordshire boy.