EU to help patients get transplants abroad
New directive will allow Britons who need organs urgently to get them in countries that have a surplus
Don’t panic
A million British people could lose their jobs this year. How would you cope with the blow? In this practical guide, Jon Robins offers emotional, financial and legal advice on surviving redundancy
New year, new anti-obesity campaign
Will the government's Change4Life campaign succeed where so many before have failed?
Sweet and easy to digest
Creators of Wallace and Gromit, Aardman animations, latest film is a government commission to fight obesity
Matter of life and death: Wallace and Gromit makers get animated over UK obesity crisis
Public health advert uses animation to challenge perception that losing weight is only about vanity
Parents accused of killing obese children with kindness
Government embarks on new campaign aimed at the growing problem of childhood obesity
Weight gain before five ‘leads to obesity’
Most excess weight in obese children is put on in early years, says research
Put your money where your mouth is
Leonard Okello: The G8 has rescinded its pledge to give medicine to people with HIV and Aids
HIV infections hit record high
Estimated 77,400 people had the virus last year, more than a quarter of whom were unaware of infection, HPA says
The donor trail
Stephen Moss traces the story of a single transplant to hear what those directly affected think