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Caesarean births are rising worldwide, but the UK has one of the highest rates in Europe, with the fastest increase in recent years.

It’s the start of another year and the body mass index (BMI) is being criticised again. This time a Lancet-commissioned group of experts is denouncing it as a diagnostic tool for obesity. They say that doctors should look at the overall health of a patient when diagnosing obesity, not just…

The Lancet medical journal estimates actual number of deaths in first nine months of war much higher than official toll.

In 2019, scientists published a climate-friendly food plan. I’ve long wondered: could it work for most Americans?

The movie trailer, which has more than 32 million views on X, racked up thousands of deprecating comments about the film's subject matter.

The first 1,000 days of a child’s life – pregnancy and the months leading to their second birthday – are a critical time. Expectant mothers need good antenatal care. The better their physical and mental health, the greater the likelihood of giving birth to a healthy baby and being able…

The UK’s National Health Service hopes the drug will help reduce the cost of treating serious illnesses.

As the UN’s climate summit, Cop29, gets underway in Azerbaijan this week, the effect of climate change on human health is high on the agenda. And rightly so, amid some alarming emerging statistics. By the end of this century, climate change could be the cause of more than 3 million…

Rates of diabetes in adults have risen to 14%, an epidemic enabled by unhealthy lifestyles and an ageing population