Scientists call for huge increase in gastric bypass surgery to tackle obesity crisis
Prejudice from some doctors is preventing many morbidly obese patients from receiving life-saving surgery
Appalling hype of a drug for prostate cancer
Richard Smith: It seems good news: a new weapon against an invidious disease. But the reality is much less straightforward
Young pioneers in the frontline of NHS battle against obesity
Programme targets 2,000 families in Rotherham where one in three local children are clinically obese
Drug abuse and risky sex targeted in teen health drive
New initiative aims to improve care for teenagers, amid concern that substance abuse, risky sexual behaviour and mental health problems are blighting their lives
What is wrong with mixed-sex wards?
Michele Hanson: There are worse things than mixed-sex wards: inadequate food or water, murderous bugs, or just general filth
Survey of patients shows big NHS performance gaps
In the worst trusts, nearly half the people who needed assistance at mealtimes did not get it
Superbug scandal boss sues trust for bigger payoff
Family of one of 90 patients who died after C diff outbreak at 'filthy' Kent hospitals says former NHS chief should 'carry the can'
Heart of the matter
Steven Tsui is head of the transplant team at Papworth. Last year, a third of patients with new hearts died within 30 days What went wrong? Simon Garfield investigates
‘Hello, how can I save your life?’
When his wife went into labour last year, Leo Hickman delivered the baby himself guided by ambulance dispatcher. Impressed by her calm assurance, he joins her for a day on the 999 frontline
The Sainsbury’s GPs: checkout, then check-up
Hugh Wilson: The future of primary healthcare in Britain, it seems, is down past the deli counter, and opposite the lipstick stand