Our approach to breast screening is paternalistic and wrong

Margaret McCartney: 'Overdiagnosis' means screening can do more harm than good. The only way to know which is to give women more information

All supermarkets to adopt ‘traffic-light labelling’ for nutrition

Government announces move to make it easier for shoppers to see which foods are unhealthy

Why would the private sector help struggling NHS hospitals?

Noel Plumridge: Global outsourcing companies are heading not for acute care but for the more lucrative community health services

From user fees to universal healthcare – a 30-year journey

Sarah Boseley: A former World Bank advocate of user fees for healthcare in developing countries has changed his mind

Obese children ‘more likely to have heart attack or stroke in adulthood’

Researchers say children with high BMI may already have up to 40% higher chance of disease due to range of risk factors

Jeremy Hunt under fire for stance on NHS tribute, homeopathy and abortion

Labour claims health secretary's apparent attempt to exclude NHS scenes from Olympic ceremony shows lack of support

Class divide in health widens, says thinktank

King's Fund thinktank finds those with no qualifications are five times more likely to smoke, drink, and neglect diet and exercise

Will the Olympics leave a legacy of good health?

The nation has spent the past weeks glued to the sports coverage. Now the government needs to capitalise on the interest to overthrow our sedentary habits, says Sam Murphy

Cosmetic surgery procedures: NHS director leading safety review

Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS, is to lead the review that is welcomed by the Royal College of Surgeons

Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: how much exercise must I do to stay healthy?

Even though physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for premature death, people in the UK are less active than those in almost every other country, says Luisa Dillner