Natalie Healey

A trial found that ovarian cancer screening doesn’t save lives, but the research still taught experts much about the disease

We’re getting better at acknowledging that sex in later life is important, but grieving for physical intimacy when a partner dies is rarely spoken about

COVAX is the international effort for sharing Covid vaccines with the world’s poorer countries. But could more be done by rich nations to ensure that recovery from the pandemic is more equitable? Natalie Healey investigates.

A high-fat diet is thought to increase the risk of a heart attack. But some say that the long-held dogma of ‘bad’ cholesterol might be flawed.

The British public holds the NHS in high regard, but leaders must address a number of major challenges if it is to meet the country’s growing medical needs

A coronavirus vaccine is on the way, but a big challenge will be convincing vaccine-hesitant people to have it and combating misinformation about the jab

Around half of the countries that still criminalise gay sex are members of the Commonwealth. Natalie Healey explores the impact these laws have for LGBTQ communities, and what is needed to further progress on this issue

Metastasis to the brain is usually a swift death sentence but researchers are developing ways to make it less lethal.

Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food-production sector, but as the industry grows, so does the amount of antibiotics used to keep farmed fish free of disease. Chadag Vishnumurthy Mohan, lead scientist at WorldFish, a non-profit research organization in Penang, Malaysia, spoke to Nature about what must be done to keep antimicrobial resistance at bay.

People from the UK’s most deprived communities are more likely to get cancer, but the problem of health inequality is more difficult to solve than it might seem

As the whole world puts its hope in a coronavirus vaccine, medical research has never felt so vital. But there’s also been a wealth of dangerous misinformation during the pandemic. Natalie Healey explores how life-saving science could be communicated more effectively

Despite advances in therapies for people with the genetic disease, women seem to have poorer outcomes.

Healthcare workers have risen to the challenge during the coronavirus pandemic, but the distressing events of the past few months could lead to long-term mental health problems.

When people are shot or stabbed, and lose half their blood, they have a five per cent chance of survival. But an experimental procedure could beat those desperate odds.

There is speculation about a link between vitamin D levels and COVID-19 risks. But what's the truth? And should we all be taking supplements during the coronavirus lockdown?