Girl, 10, dies after female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone

Renewed calls for country to end practice after girl bleeds to death following mass initiation into secret society

Junk food cravings linked to lack of sleep, study suggests

Researchers say tired people are likely to view unhealthy snacks more favourably

My nightmare before Christmas in three words: ‘health insurance renewal’

For Americans, tis the season to conduct a grim survey of booby-trapped rip-offs masquerading as insurance ‘options’, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Mattress firm tells customers beds do not record them sleeping

Privacy policy reference to collecting audio alarmed Sleep Number’s customers

Breast implants study reveals serious safety concerns

Global investigation finds lack of clinical oversight and failure to track long-term outcomes

Australian database seeks to identify breast implant risks

National register set up in response to lack of thorough clinical testing of devices

Western lifestyle may cause blood pressure to rise with age

Study of remote communities in Venezuelan rainforest sheds fresh light on hypertension

Baby arm defects prompt nationwide investigation in France

Launch of inquiry follows discovery of 11 more suspected cases of birth abnormalities

Austerity is the wrong prescription for the world’s wellbeing

Findings about the impact of a course of heavy-duty cuts on life expectancy make grim reading