Healthcare reform for sick children: a big step for Florida families
Despite the governor's opposition, Obama's healthcare reform begins to reach middle-class families in Florida
US healthcare industry confronts unrestrained waste to cut costs
Wasteful tests and unnecessary equipment make the US top in healthcare spending. But some are trying to change the tide
Healthcare reform: I am a cancer survivor in an insurance black hole
Brenda Serrano's pre-existing condition will likely keep her off the insurance rolls if the surpreme court throws out reforms
US healthcare reform cannot be undone, says former Medicare boss
Don Berwick says supreme court cannot turn back the clock on reforms that have already become standard across the US
Why our food is making us fat
We are, on average, 3st heavier than we were in the 60s. And not because we're eating more or exercising less – we just unwittingly became sugar addicts
It is time for MPs to pay mental health more attention – and money
The Commons has a chance next week to start dealing effectively with a debilitating and costly blight on the life of many in the UK
Britain has world’s third highest proportion of sexually active teens
UK also ranks badly among high-income nations for harmful teenage drinking, according to study in Lancet medical journal
We must demonise junk food for the sake of our children
Aseem Malhotra: We must educate children properly about nutrition if we are to alter the statistics on obesity
The insider’s guide to cancer prevention
These experts spend their lives fighting cancer. They have heard every tip, sensible or not, for how to avoid it. They tell Oliver Laughland how their lifestyles have changed as a result
PIP breast implant warnings were inadequate, says MPs’ report
Committee recommends women should be allowed to pay NHS for replacement at same time as free removal of faulty implants