Childhood obesity strategy may be watered down, campaigners fear

Experts’ call for ban on junk food price promotions could go unheeded, though tax on sugary drinks expected to go ahead

Don’t blame porn for erectile dysfunction. The truth is complex

The claim, in a BBC documentary, that the sexual problems experienced by a few young men can be attributed to pornography is not just simplistic – it smacks of moral panic

WHO’s recommended level of exercise too low to beat disease – study

Bigger reductions in risk of five common chronic diseases only achievable with five to seven times more activity, research finds

Elderly should sell homes to fund care, says aide to Theresa May

Controversial proposal would result in families using some of children’s inheritance as parents live longer

Give young people and gay men free condoms to reduce STIs, watchdog says

Draft guidance from Nice says councils should consider schemes to provide free advice and condoms to halt rise in HIV and gonorrhoea

Bilston’s revival: the pursuit of happiness in a Black Country town

In the 1940s, the West Midlands town of Bilston had been scarred by years of coal mining, with thousands of its houses uninhabitable – so it invited the philosopher Otto Neurath to become its ‘happiness consultant’. Did it work?

Sex education is the only way to combat the terrible toll of child abuse

In the post-Savile era ministers blocked the one step that can protect young people. Help me make PSHE – personal, social and health education – compulsory

Have you survived cancer? Share your story

More people than ever are alive decades after diagnosis, new research shows. Tell us about your experiences

One hour of activity needed to offset harmful effects of sitting at a desk

Risk of dying increases among desk-based workers who sit for eight hours and do low amounts of exercise, new research finds

Grin and bare it – how naked dating shows could strip us of shame

Channel 4’s Naked Attraction puts everyone’s physical goods on display. If only we could all do the same, and banish the sexual fears that can blight first dates