Obesity advisory group disbanded by government
Panel's members criticised health secretary's decision to tackle obesity through 'responsibility deals' with food and drinks firms
UK’s oesophageal cancer rate is worst in Europe
Cancer charity attributes Britain's poor global placing – equal with Rwanda – to high alcohol intake and growing obesity
We need a new model for maternity care, not blame for individuals
Response: Most midwives are deeply caring, but the system does not support them – or new mothers, says Sarah Davies
Caesarean sections should be life-saving, not a lifestyle choice
Louise Foxcroft: Rendering the caesarean a lifestyle choice smacks of cosmetic surgery and an example of the gynophobia in society
Abolishing user fees – does the reality match up to the dream?
A series of papers published this week attempts to take a measured look at what happens to the poor, when healthcare fees are abolished in sub-Saharan Africa
Life expectancy shows a growing north-south divide
Men in London can live up to 14 years longer than their Glaswegian counterparts, according to ONS figures, putting the latter on a par with life expectancy in Albania and Palestine
£20bn NHS cuts are hitting patients, Guardian investigation reveals
David Cameron and Andrew Lansley say patients should not suffer from 'efficency savings'. The facts reveal a different story
Jamie Oliver brands Andrew Lansley obesity plan as ‘patronising rubbish’
Health secretary sets out 'national ambition' to cut 5bn calories a day from Britons' daily diet
This obesity strategy is a cop out
Jamie Oliver: The government's obesity strategy is worthless, patronising rubbish. Eight-year-olds would come up with better ideas
HPV jab: doctors call for teenage girls to be given more effective vaccine against sexual disease
Pressure increases on ministers to provide genital warts innoculation to girls from age 12