California’s healthcare industry can lead the way on stronger climate change regulation

Last week, dozens of businesses wrote letters to California lawmakers to urge passage of bills that would regulate emissions. Susan Vickers of Dignity Health explains why her company was one of them

Jamie Oliver’s sugar tax campaign joined by Abokado

TV chef hopes to persuade government over proposed 20% levy on sweet drinks, which he says would lower demand and raise funds to fight obesity

Zumba won’t improve the health of NHS staff – changing working practices will

NHS employees suffer high levels of stress and sickness. ‘Wellness initiatives’ won’t help while so many are under-resourced and on zero-hours contracts

NHS workers to be offered health checks and yoga classes

Simon Stevens, NHS England’s chief executive, will launch initiative to improve staff health and cut amount of sick leave

Premature babies ‘more likely to end up in lower-paid jobs’

Study of 15,000 British adults finds people born preterm are more likely to suffer financial as well as health consequences

Do depressed young goths need the NHS’s help? – cartoon

Recent research has linked goth culture with a higher risk of depression – and inspired some scaremongering headlines. Aren’t these young people simply finding strength in numbers?

Stigma around gynaecological cancer stopping women from visiting GP

One in five wrongly believe womb and ovarian cancers are linked to promiscuity, Eve Appeal poll reveals

Dabbing: the ‘cannabis crack’ that makes skunk seem weak

If smoking a joint is like drinking a pint of beer, doing a dab of concentrated cannabis oil is like necking a quarter pint of vodka. Time for the inevitable tabloid panic?

Will fish oil keep my brain young?

New research shows that omega-3 may have little impact in stalling dementia – so maybe it’s time we stopped bankrolling a billion-dollar supplements industry

Babies born in a recession ‘have worse health’

Icelandic study finds link between financial crisis and lower than average birth weights