Healthcare law: outside the supreme court, passions flare over legal battle

This week's hearings may be a dry contest of legal precedent, but there is no shortage of furiously divided opinion outside court

Giant food firms fail to back battle against obesity

A health campaign to cut levels of salt, fat and sugar is being undermined by lack of support from the food and drink industry

I oppose the bill, but don’t idealise the NHS. There’s room to improve

Deborah Orr: My family is from one of the parts of the country that is, statistically, less well-served by the health service. I'm not bitter, but the NHS did not save my father's life

PIP breast implant scandal may involve 7,000 more British women

Tests show that substandard silicone was used to fill the implants for much longer than had been thought

Sugar addiction is making our children – and Big Food – fat

Tanya Gold: Smoking and alcohol dangers are known and regulated for. So why are the risks posed by junk food not taken seriously?

Free HIV treatment for asylum seekers and non-UK citizens

Experts believe cost will be far less than possible costs of treating someone in hospital for Aids

Breast implant scandal: 3,500 private clinic patients referred to NHS

Government says it will provide free care for 40,000 women fitted with PIP implants but plans to recover costs from clinics

Lansley’s NHS bill is full of flaws – competition isn’t one of them

John Van Reenen: The reforms ignore the complexity of commissioning and try to do too much too fast. Critics should forget about competition

Breast implant NHS referrals issued to 2,860 women

PIP breast implant scare sees GPs refer thousands after private clinics that used product fail to help or close, figures show

Denise Hendry’s daughter calls for tighter cosmetic surgery regulation

Rheagan Hendry, whose mother died after botched surgery, launches e-petition calling for government to review regulations