Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study

UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers

US House breaks with Trump to revive Affordable Care Act subsidies

Seventeen Republicans join Democrats to pass a three-year extension of tax credits cutting ACA premiums

We’re interested to hear how the looming pause of Snap benefits, as well as rising insurance costs due to a loss of subsidies, could affect Americans

Health secretary joins medical experts in urging pregnant women to ignore US president’s remarks

People are understandably wary of new technology, but human error is often more lethal

Government issues voluntary guidance calling for less sugar and salt amid concerns over nutritional value

Company will give up to 20% off treatments such as Wegovy and Mounjaro through private cover

Encouraging kids to play with fire? Hear us out, says party worried by the Netherlands’ increasingly sedentary ways

Colour-coded output from smartwatch device would be easy for public to read

Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples