Health

Having a baby? Watch out for this hidden danger

Antenatal care should include warnings about cytomegalovirus, which can cause serious disabilities

Health Secretary condemns medical regulator for ‘failing publicly and abysmally’ on NHS antisemitism

Wes Streeting said he would ‘haul in’ the leadership of the General Medical Council to demand an explanation for the failings

Health news update: Is type 2 diabetes a Jewish disease?

Millions are thought to have undiagnosed pre-diabetes, or raised blood sugar. Are a disproportionate number of them Jews?

Israeli researchers develop blood test for early detection of Parkinson’s

The PCR test could allow the neurodegenerative disease to be detected before symptoms appear, potentially improving treatment outcomes

Fear for Jewish genetic data as 23andMe goes up for sale

Sensitive genetic information – including that of many Ashkenazi Jews – will hit the market as the once thriving firm files for bankruptcy

Fundraiser launched to support student fighting leukaemia

18-year-old Ella Greenwood is currently undergoing treatment

New year resolve already wilting? Take a kinder approach using our experts’ tips

Fretting about every cough and twinge is an impulse built into Jewish DNA

… but as a serious hypochondriac, my goal is to try to keep my worrying to a minimum

This little Jewish boy’s story shows there is hope for cystic fibrosis sufferers

A breakthrough for some who suffer with the inherited condition that causes sticky mucus to build up in the lungs