The parents of sextuplets born at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford are maintaining their hospital vigil over their five surviving babies. Vicky Lamb, 31, of Oxford, gave birth to six babies on 14 May – 14 weeks early – after fertility treatment. The babies – four girls...

Conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf are stable and progressing well two weeks after the operation to separate them, doctors say. The boys, from Cork, underwent the 14-hour operation at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital on Wednesday 7 April. They are still being treated in...

Light exercise during pregnancy may improve the future health of a child by controlling weight in the womb, New Zealand and US researchers say. Overweight or obese mums are more likely to have larger babies which could be at higher risk of health problems later in life. A study of 84...

The sick note is to be replaced by the fit note, as some employers are offering incentives to stop us calling in ill. But how far should bosses go to stop us taking sickies? You wake up and feel unwell. Do you a) go into work, or b) call in sick? The answer should be straightforward –...