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Acid reflux drug linked to more than doubled risk of stomach cancer – study

NHS chief accuses Jeremy Hunt of 'own goal' over pay rises

Banning unhealthy meal deals is not the answer | Kathleen Kerridge

Church halls, chipped mugs and confessions … antenatal classes aren’t that different from Alcoholics Anonymous | Amy Liptrot

Climate change isn’t just hurting the planet – it’s a public health emergency | Christiana Figueres

High street lunch meal deals 'can contain up to 30 teaspoons of sugar'

Rotten state of children's teeth in England exposed in hospital data

Climate change already damaging health of millions globally, report finds

Force all gambling firms to pay levy for addiction treatment, says charity

Residents of blocks next to Grenfell Tower fear being forced to move back

In defence of McDonald’s’ care rooms for families of sick children | Letters

The staggering rise in PIP complaints shows there’s rot in the system | Frances Ryan

It’s good to talk – if you’re getting older and fearing the worst

NHS trusts accused of 'backdoor' privatisation over subsidiary firms

I was meant to be dead at 40 – but I’m still here, living in cancer limbo | Lee Rammelt

I’ve been a cancer nurse for over 30 years – things have never been so bad

Tobacco firms using 'clever tactics' to target poorest smokers, study finds

NHS England workforce planning 'not fit for purpose', says report

NFL concussion: researchers hope blood tests can better detect head trauma

We need to rethink how we classify mental illness | Tamara Kayali Browne

Grenfell Tower mental health response 'largest of its kind in Europe'

Abortion shouldn’t become a postcode lottery | Letters

A&E wait times of more than four hours to affect a million more people

I survived a ruptured ectopic pregnancy - but in many countries I would have died

Pistol squats and push-ups: how Ruth Bader Ginsburg stays fighting fit

Why we love a fright at Halloween | Daniel Glaser

Breathe review – a triumph of joy over adversity

Patients are suffering while the SNP shamefully dithers | Kevin McKenna

Will universal credit payments arrive in time for Christmas? | Letters

How distress of family dementia turned Vicky McClure into a campaigner

Doctors braced for winter flu outbreak amid fears over vaccine

When do the clocks go back? Key facts about the switch to GMT

How Big Medicine can ruin Medicare for all | Phillip Longman

Anti-abortion Life charity will get cash from UK tampon tax

Canada's health system serves as model for Sanders – but faces troubles of its own

Mental health services are in crisis and we police struggle to pick up the slack

Campus confidential: the counsellors on the frontline of the student mental health crisis

Hospital admits shortcomings after claims ultrasound money funded parties

UK at risk as more than 500,000 missing out on flu jab, says Labour

Dr Google knows best: how technology is disrupting our relationships with GPs

Spare rooms plan can’t solve NHS overcrowding | Letters

Farming sector aims to cut antibiotics use to help tackle human resistance

‘This is groundbreaking’: the activists ending harassment at abortion clinics

Top obstetrician supports women taking abortion pills at home

Fifty years on, the Abortion Act should be celebrated – and updated | Wendy Savage

Yemen reels under the weight of brutal cholera outbreak – in pictures

Thanks but no thanks, CareRooms. In the NHS we need staff, not beds | Rachel Clarke

Borderline personality disorder: 'One GP told me I wasn't ill, just a bad person'

Why can’t we cure the common cold? – podcast

Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood treated for cancer

The cheap innovations the NHS could take from sub-Saharan Africa

Abortion stories: from backstreet to legalisation – video

Sharp rise in number of children admitted to intensive care in England

NHS could have avoided WannaCry hack with 'basic IT security', says report

UK children who need mental health services face 'postcode lottery'

Lloyds Pharmacy closes 190 stores, blaming government

Ben Jennings on the NHS plan to rent spare rooms – cartoon

The Guardian view on 50 years of legal abortion: let’s finish the work | Editorial

Caution urged over support for abortion | Letters

Jeremy Corbyn backs call for abortion clinic buffer zones

Women in Scotland will be allowed to take abortion pill at home

Having a mental illness doesn’t mean you can’t work – I’m proof | Hannah Jane Parkinson

NI government report recommended abortion reforms a year ago

To those who take antibiotics – the resistance crisis is not your fault | Hannah Flynn

Sick children like my daughter don't get enough information – so I made an app

When the state abandons suicidal children, something has gone badly wrong | Frances Ryan

Three lessons from Houston that could help your city fight the diabetes crisis

US groups pour millions into anti-abortion campaign in Latin America and Caribbean

Mental health problems are forcing thousands in UK out of work – report

Medieval love of squirrel fur may have helped spread leprosy, study reveals

Why, 50 years after the Abortion Act, it's time to abolish the law altogether

Grin and bear it: mirror invented for cancer patients forces them to smile

NHS to pilot Airbnb-type scheme for patients recovering from surgery

Campaigners call for minimum alcohol price to be introduced in UK

UK-wide minimum alcohol price would save lives and ease pressure on NHS | Letter

Why don’t I enjoy sex? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Nichi Hodgson

Jane Flint: ‘Having an atheist chaplain is about patient choice’

Blood-thinning drugs 'can reduce risk of dementia by up to 48%'

Dementia tax: Tory MPs urged to back Labour push to scrap policy

Police chief: number of UK child abuse voyeurs 'horrifying'

How often do you brush your teeth?

Crisis in mental health care for young people | Letters

I couldn't save your mum as her doctor. Here's what I want you to know | Ranjana Srivastava

Andrew Wall obituary

Could science fiction save NHS data and improve our health? | Anne Perkins

NHS operating theatres in England ‘wasting two hours a day’

EU on brink of historic decision on pervasive glyphosate weedkiller

Women fought for abortion rights. Fifty years on, the service is in crisis | Tim Friend

'Don't be ashamed' – readers' tips for improving mental health at work

Bold vision: giving blind people back their sight in Pakistan – in pictures

'Sweating' blood: mysterious case leaves Canadian experts searching for answers

The Guardian view on gene therapy: money well spent | Editorial

Nobel’s furniture design was dynamite | Letters

France’s music scene under threat from new restrictions on noise

Stop telling women their suffering is normal. Pain should be treated | Heba Shaheed

Breast cancer breakthrough as study uncovers new genetic variants that increase risk

Gene therapy for 'bubble baby' syndrome approved on NHS

Look out! Why watching TV on a treadmill is bad for your health

Supreme court to hear challenge to Northern Ireland abortion law