Health Report

Also obesity might not be the main step on the road to diabetes, and bariatric surgery might make broccoli more attractive?

This week, a new angle on our story last week about how being overweight might be best to avoid dying prematurely, discussing end of life plans - over dinner, and what could be a remarkable, yet potentially fraught treatment for some young people who, in the past, have been diagnosed as having schizophrenia.

A popular class of medication associated with cognitive decline, getting to know your gut bugs, and vaccinating against heart attack and stroke

Fresh benefits for interval training, a nutrient boost for antidepressants, and busting a fasting fallacy.

As a gaming console, the Xbox Kinect was a flop. But as a medical device? That's where things get interesting.

How does anecdote square up against science in the fitness tracker revolution?

Was nurse Benjamin Geen an "Angel of Death", preying on patients at their most vulnerable? Or was he the unluckiest guy in England?