Obesity is a greater threat for millennials than cannabis. It’s absurd

Millennials look set to be the fattest generation of Britons ever, yet the government continues to dodge the issue, writes Simon Jenkins, a Guardian columnist

Undiagnosed adult ADHD could cost UK billions a year, report finds

Costs of the disorder in adults who are unable to work or hold down a full-time job are high, says thinktank

‘I knew I was in labour’ – why are women being turned away from hospital during childbirth?

As a number of women recount how they were mistakenly told to go home and wait, before giving birth on the pavement or in a lift, experts warn that more investment in early-labour care is needed

Dentists warn of child tooth decay crisis as extractions hit new high

NHS surgeons removed multiple teeth from under-18s in England a record 42,911 times in 2016-17, figures show

My cancer operation was cancelled and I can’t sleep at night. Jeremy Hunt, how can you?

Why won’t Jeremy Hunt fight to get the NHS the funding it so desperately needs, asks Carly O’Neill

Mass closure of NHS walk-in centres is fuelling winter crisis, claim campaigners

Easy access to medical help for many denied after 40% of services shut

David Davis’s ignorance: now that’s what I call health and safety madness

Austerity has already driven a coach and horses through environmental standards – and we haven’t even got to the Brexit cliff edge yet, writes the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Five-a-day eating targets ‘will be unaffordable for millions after Brexit’

Thinktank says consumption of fruit and vegetables could be hit by exchange rates, tariffs and higher labour costs

See a GP on my smartphone? Sorry, I’m not convinced

A new scheme allowing patients to dial in for a virtual appointment has some advantages for some people – but it’s not for me, writes GP Ann Robinson

To those who take antibiotics – the resistance crisis is not your fault

A new government campaign suggests patients are to blame for growing antimicrobial resistance. Let’s look at the real reasons, says health and science journalist Hannah Flynn