Are links between breastfeeding and health confounded? Quite possibly

Suzi Gage: How robust is observational data assessing associations between breastfeeding and health? A 2008 study came up with a novel way to try and find out

It’s class, not whether a baby is breastfed, that determines life chances

Eliane Glaser: Paying working-class women to breastfeed doesn’t address the reasons for their choice, or the economic factors that are really driving inequality

NHS trusts chasing private patients at expense of waiting lists, warns Labour

Call for cap on private income to be reintroduced amid fears some NHS hospitals are prioritising paying customers

London Olympics borough is the most physically inactive in England

Nearly 40% of people in Newham take no exercise at all, suggesting Games failed to inspire people to take part in sport

Being Mortal review – a surgeon’s view of how we should end our days

Doctor and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande argues that we should focus less on prolonging life and more on making it meaningful, writes Geraldine Bedell

Put calorie labels on beer, wine and spirits, say public health experts

Alcoholic drinks are fuelling obesity epidemic and most have no idea how many calories their drinks contain

Is the government wrong about giving children the nasal spray flu vaccine?

Dr Luisa Dillner: Vaccines are, on the whole, extremely good things. But – despite government support for this one – the evidence for giving it is not as strong as it should be

Can we solve Britain’s obesity crisis with gastric surgery? It worked for me

Emma Burnell: Of course prevention is preferable, but when that fails we need a second chance. Like Jenni Murray, I felt my health was at risk

Schizophrenia need not be a life sentence, but treatment is falling short

Laura Sherlock's medication lets her live with the condition. But charity says too few sufferers receive the best help available

Conservative judges are ganging up to steal your affordable healthcare

Scott Lemieux: Want evidence that Republicans have allies on the bench? Look no further than the Bush appointees who hate Obamacare