So homeopathy can help cure TB? Tell that to my sick patients
When politicians call for homeopathy and other alternative treatments to get government money, they’re promoting quackery and wasting desperately-needed funds
Death by chocolate: the sugar-fueled diabetes surge in South Asia
More disposable income combined with a traditional Indian fondness for sweets and snacks are leading to an epidemic of type 2 diabetes among South Asians
Shopping vouchers ‘most effective’ way to help pregnant women stop smoking
One-fifth kicked the habit before giving birth when receiving financial incentives in a Cambridge university study, more than twice the rate using traditional services
Scientists urge action on obesity in women to cut risks to babies
Children of obese mothers may be more likely to develop heart disease, have a stroke or develop type 2 diabetes, according to major European study
Untested chemicals are everywhere, thanks to a 39-year-old US law. Will the Senate finally act?
Many chemicals that are restricted or banned in Europe remain in use – and in some cases, untested – in the US, thanks to federal regulations that haven’t been updated since 1976. A new bill to overhaul the law is expected this spring
Doctors and nurses to record FGM concerns on children’s NHS records
Moves to improve UK response announced amid fears in medical profession after controversial trial of doctor for female genital mutilation
FGM affects three times more people in the US than previously thought
Campaigners call for action to deal with ‘state of emergency’ as figures show more than 500,000 US women are living with or at risk from consequences
Republicans hope latest anti-Obamacare bill will be first to reach president’s desk
Decision to hold another seemingly meaningless vote comes ahead of more serious threat to the Act – the supreme court’s hearing of King v Burwell case
‘Smear for smear’ campaign leaves many uncomfortable
Vicki Jamieson: The ‘smear for smear’ campaign, even if well intentioned, is misguided
Blood money: is it wrong to pay donors?
In some countries, people get paid for giving blood. And in the UK, we have to buy in plasma. Judith Harvey worries that safety may be compromised when money changes hands