There’s no need for this obesity epidemic hysteria
Charlotte Cooper: Forty years of fat activism has shown that people with high body weights can stay healthy without dieting
Prince’s charity lobbied government to water down homeopathy criticism
Foundation for Integrated Medicine persuaded officials to neuter advice about homeopathy on the NHS Choices patient website
Tapping into online communities brings dramatic results in health
The internet offers innovative approaches for targeting specific communities, as one sexual health service found. Rachel Carrell explains
Female genital mutilation questions could be raised by midwives
Campaigners say move to raise issue with pregnant women from communities that practise it could protect unborn girls at risk
Royal College of Surgeons calls for end to ‘casual’ cosmetic treatments
New guidelines say only fully qualified doctors with surgical training should carry out procedures on medical premises
NHS maternity units to share £25m fund to improve childbirth experience
More than 100 hospitals in England will share money to modernise maternity units in midst of ongoing baby boom
What doctors won’t do
From steroids to sleeping tablets, IVF to the flu jab – doctors reveal the treatments they would avoid
Health screening: top doctors attack ‘scare tactics’ by private companies
British Medical Association's GP chief says direct marketing letters should be 'put straight into the bin'
Liver charity calls for early screening
British Liver Trust wants doctors to test at-risk patients after random examinations show one in four have early damage
Calls for reform of the cosmetics industry date back to 2005
The failure of successive governments to protect patients from an industry capable of inflicting harm is baffling and inexcusable, writes Denis Campbell