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Women who shed pounds after weight-loss surgery gained a more satisfying sex life, researchers report.Two years after their procedure, known as bariatric surgery, women reported improvements in their arousal, lubrication, sexual desire and overall sexual satisfaction, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery in the US.

This week saw the publication of the latest figures on children in need and children subject to child protection plans in England. These are important statistics. They provide an indication of the way children's services' workload is developing, and raise key questions about what is going on, across the system.

Two knee surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have discovered a previously unknown ligament in the human knee. This ligament appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears.

Though Britain originally founded the Hospice movement, it remains astonishing that the training of doctors in Britain still gives insufficient time and attention to palliative care.

Focussing only on keeping people with dementia physically safe can actually contribute to the person's decline and result in the unnecessary loss of a person's skills.

Elderly people with type 2 diabetes have been given new hope by a University of Birmingham study which demonstrates a glucose-lowering drug can be used by them to improve control of the illness without sending their blood sugar levels crashing to dangerous levels.

New cocaine and cannabis research reveals that regular cannabis users have increased levels of impulsive behaviour.

The European Medicines Agency has completed a benefit-risk review of intravenous (given into a vein) nicardipine medicines.

UK hospice staff are using social and digital tools for fundraising and communications, but the numbers are still small compared to charities generally, according to a study by Access Group.

A dual-pronged strategy using two experimental cancer drugs together could successfully treat a childhood cancer by inhibiting tumour growth and blocking off the escape routes it uses to become resistant to treatment, according to a new study.  

Hard-pressed GPs who have bright ideas for improving patient care can apply to become 'Innovation Fellows' in a recent initiative launched by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in collaboration with the Peter Sowerby Foundation.

IMI is launching a new call for proposals for a project that will develop tools to aid the development of new, more effective flu vaccines.

The global campaign to tackle stroke was highlighted recently on World Stroke Day with the slogan €œBecause I care€¦€. The phrase showcased the role of caregivers in supporting people who have suffered a stroke and aims to correct misinformation about the disease, such as the misconception that stroke only happens later in life.

Health and wellbeing boards have made good progress in establishing themselves but face a critical year that could define whether they develop into system leaders or are relegated to a side show, according to the second survey of boards by The King's Fund.

Over the last few weeks there have been two valuable reports looking at young people's experience of abuse and how they report it. One came from the English Children's Commissioner and the other from the NSPCC. CareKnowledge editor Jim Kennedy's blog looks at some of their key messages.