South Korea should fund hair loss treatment, says election hopeful in bald bid for power

Proposal for hair regrowth on public healthcare insurance by Lee Jae-myung criticised as populist by opponents

Anti-obesity scheme to offer voucher rewards for healthy living

Government to launch pilot in England in January, aimed at motivating people to lose weight

Two urgent and fascinating accounts from the frontlines show how scientists succeeded, and failed, at saving us from Covid-19

Unions believe data showing just 2.5% of working-age Covid deaths are work-related is ‘not credible’

Well-ventilated homes, guest cutlery, picnics and deferral until midsummer among advice for tweaking the traditional festival

Exclusive: health chief fearful over impact of a lack of visits for newborns in England

Student union says move disregards mental health and ‘applies different rules from the rest of the adult population’

Measures expected to go beyond curbs on advertising to include in-store restriction

Nightclubs also off limits but pubs can open – prompting accusations of inconsistencies

Health officials need to emphasize the relation between obesity and Covid-19, and we need to treat it like other chronic diseases