Trust Me, I’m a Doctor; Curing Cancer review – debunked health myths v extraordinary medical science

Bognor Regis’ Italian contingent proving that pasta can, in fact, be good for you is no match for the moving – and fascinating – story of cancer patients’ journey to recovery, writes Sam Wollaston

We need public health heroes – can Hollywood help?

Tania Browne: Public health and epidemiology have produced many dramatic stories, ripe for the Hollywood treatment

The lab-grown penis: approaching a medical milestone

After decades of research, scientists are bioengineering penises in the lab, writes Dara Mohammadi

Womb transplant birth worth the risk, says mother

First woman to give birth from transplanted uterus says pregnancy option was perfect idea despite lack of guarantees

Your nose knows death is imminent

Mo Costandi: Losing the sense of smell predicts death within five years, according to new research

Amputee hails new prosthetic: ‘It’s like they’ve given me my leg back’

Implant attached to bone in pioneering technique that helps prevent infection and discomfort

Expanding waistlines will cause 3,500 more cancers each year, study finds

Scientists hope that linking 12,000 cancers each year to people being overweight will spark more action against obesity

Sudden cardiac arrest: up to five Australians under 35 die each week

In half cases first sign of something wrong ‘is when they die suddenly’, says cardiologist after death of 27-year-old at City2Surf

It could save my children, but I don’t want to know

Jon Butterworth: What do particle physics and medical screening have in common? And why might we want to be tested, but not hear the result?

Kick and kill: is this the best new hope for an Aids cure?

Sarah Boseley: Last week, a four-year-old girl thought to have been cleared of HIV was found to be still infected. But scientists are not giving up, and trials of a promising new technique are about to begin