Farage says UK will have to consider NHS funded by private insurance
Ukip leader Nigel Farage’s comments to BBC reignite 2012 row caused by him saying healthcare should be market-funded
As Sussan Ley tries to patch the cuts to Medicare, the question is: why?
If the health minister takes a good look at Medicare she’ll find it’s not bleeding profusely after all
Making NHS seven-day service could threaten patients’ safety, say doctors
Plans are unfunded, undefined, unrealistic and would see routine operations cancelled on weekdays, says BMA
Seven ways to end loneliness
Laura Ferguson: As Christmas approaches, not everyone will be among loved ones but individuals and authorities can all do their bit to help
How to avoid more gastric surgery? Five ways we can change our health culture
Sarah Boseley: Prevention is key to limiting the impact of widespread obesity on the NHS, which is why we need a wholesale change in attitude
Doctors call for tougher laws on alcohol abuse to tackle liver disease crisis
The UK is the only country in western Europe except Finland where liver disease has increased over the past three decades
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