The politics of laser eye surgery
In the spirit of self-experimentation (and perhaps a mid-life crisis), Jack Stilgoe bravely gets his eyes lasered.
Sleep shortage increases susceptibility to catching a cold, study finds
Tests on men and women reveal those who sleep six hours or less a night are more than four times as likely to contract virus than those resting for seven or more hours
Oliver Sacks obituary
Neurologist and writer best known for his books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings
Overexposed: the sun damage that can lead to skin cancer – and how to treat it
Despite the warnings, many of us still overdo it in the summer sun. Here are the main types of skin damage to watch for and what to do about them
Prostate cancer twice as likely to kill black men as white men, study finds
Researchers say study suggests need to target black men for screening of prostate cancer, which is projected to become the UK’s most common cancer by 2030
Cancer breakthroughs trigger big pharma interest in drugs and deals
Companies are scrambling to get into the immunotherapy market, which experts think could eventually be worth up to £26bn a year in sales
Food industry ‘responsibility deal’ has little effect on health, study finds
Firms agreed to make their products healthier, for example by reducing amounts of salt, but few have done so, researchers say
Premature-birth researchers appeal for photographs of newborn babies
Images to be used in app to help doctors determine gestational age of children born in isolated regions and reduce unnecessary deaths
Shorter people at greater risk of heart disease, new research finds
University of Leicester study finds that someone who is 1.52 metres tall faces a 32% greater risk than someone who is 1.68 metres tall
‘Disease is no longer a problem’ claims deadly bacteria
Dean Burnett: Following Nigel Farage’s lead, medicine and healthcare have been described as unnecessary by several deadly diseases