Can knowing you and your family may get Alzheimer’s ever be positive?

Researchers studying the genetic transmission of early onset Alzheimer’s hope their work will result in new treatments that will help people such as Sophie Leggett, whose mother and aunt both developed the disease

The unlikely saviour of the NHS: drug-resistant gonorrhoea

The epic challenges of the post-antibiotic age will take the debate beyond the well-worn issues of obesity and old age

30 stone at 13: meet the obese teenagers going under the knife

It’s drastic, dangerous and divides doctors – why are so many young Britons having gastric surgery?

Keep the dream alive: why waking up later is good for us all

Dr Paul Kelley says children are losing 10 hours of sleep a week – and it’s all down to a clash between school start times and teenage body clocks

Drug-resistant gonorrhoea outbreak sparks England-wide alert

‘The implication is there’s a lot more of this strain out there and we need to stamp it out as quickly as possible,’ sexual health expert says

Running is the best feeling in the world – until you’re heckled for being fat

Like Lindsey Swift, Women’s Running UK’s cover model, I’ve been harassed for daring to move my body in public. It’s time ‘plus-size runner’ stopped being an oxymoron

Tai chi can help older patients with disabling conditions – study

GPs should prescribe sessions of Chinese exercises, study says, after finding it helps patients with breathing problems, osteoarthritis and heart disease

Bathtub booze and knock-off whisky: inside China’s fake alcohol industry

Drinkers are unwittingly knocking back fake alcohol brewed in bathtubs, which could lead to potentially serious health issues

What does Jeremy Corbyn’s victory mean for the NHS? – cartoon

The Labour leader’s landslide victory can only be good news for overworked doctors … or can it?

Growing portion sizes a major factor in rising UK obesity, study finds

Retailers could be forced to charge more for bigger servings to counter damage being done, say Cambridge University experts