Scottish government plans restrictions on sugary and fatty foods

Ministers’ plans to tackle obesity in some cases go further than health ministers in England

Is buying healthcare in groups the best option for small US businesses?

The labor department now allows small businesses to band together when purchasing insurance – but is it a viable option?

Inequality breeds stress and anxiety. No wonder so many Britons are suffering

In equal societies, citizens trust each other and contribute to their community. This goes into reverse in countries like ours, say Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, the authors of The Inner Level

The decline of Club 18-30 isn’t all about sex, sex, sex you know

It’s easy to see why Thomas Cook is considering the raunchy holiday club’s future – the package holiday is dead, says the Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Donald Trump and health secretary outline ‘blueprint’ to lower drug prices

In the speech, Trump criticized drug industry lobbying while the health secretary suggested drug companies disclose prices in ads

The US is entering a golden age of corporate medicine

The recent slew of mergers and acquisitions is part of a larger corporate transformation that is remaking American healthcare – for the worse

Love Island and other shows ‘encourage teenagers to smoke’

Reality TV series and major films expose young people to tobacco imagery, MPs told

Time to stockpile Irn-Bru? How the sugar tax will change our favourite drinks

A tax on sugary soft drinks comes into effect on Friday. The industry has found ingenious ways to get the levels down – from ‘restructured sugar’ to artificial sweeteners. But will it make their products any healthier?

Walmart reported to be in talks to buy health insurer Humana

Tie-up would create one of the largest US healthcare insures, says Wall Street Journal

Baobab fruit takes off as a ‘superfood’ with sharp rise in UK sales

African fruit’s popularity growing thanks to high content of nutrients and antioxidants