Smoking: the government’s cowardly surrender to the tobacco lobby
Observer editorial: Cigarette manufacturers won a reprieve that will endanger more lives
Why I wish my daughter had been vaccinated
Sophie Heawood: My child couldn't fall victim to any of those Victorian sounding diseases such as diphtheria, polio and tetanus, could she?
Universal healthcare: 14 steps in the right direction
From innovative financing to national income surveys, our expert panel offer some important lessons in developing affordable and sustainable universal health coverage
Health act means the death of the NHS as we know it
The Health and Social Care Act comes into force on 1 April with serious consequences for the poor, writes London GP Youssef El-Gingihy
Universal healthcare: how are we going to afford it?
The goal of providing health coverage for everyone has the backing of a UN resolution, but how should it be financed? Join our panel debate, Thursday, 28 March at 1pm GMT
The perfect pill for the ‘worried well’ – the placebo
Barbara Ellen: Hypochondriacs are themselves a pain – and they take up valuable surgery time.
Keep yourself healthy. Way better than asking a doctor like me to do it for you
Aseem Malhotra: It's absurd to assume that the NHS can fix everything. Two recent reports highlight the need to change our habits
British life expectancy is slightly lower than a few other countries. Big deal
Ally Fogg: Jeremy Hunt should be worried about inequalities within the UK, not who tops the international Premier League for Not Dying
Healthy life expectancy is shorter in the UK than abroad
Health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, calls for action and describes Britain's performance as shocking compared with other countries
PM considers making cigarette packets display graphic images of disease
Prime minister also examining ban on smoking in cars when children are present