1. Researching gender and health care -- Part I. Health Care in the UK: 2. A historical account; 3. An empirical overview -- Part II. Stereotype Fulfilled?: 4. Gender and physical health; 5. Marriage is good for health; 6. Older women are most vulnerable -- Part III. Stereotypes Rejected?: 7. Gender and mental health; 8. Women as the 'madder' sex; 9. Young men as reluctant help-seekers -- Part IV. The Twenty-first Century in Focus: 10. The future