President enters long-running debate about the health effects of different types of sweetener
Mitochondrial transfer offers fresh hope to parents at risk of passing on incurable genetic disease to their children
Analysis of large biological dataset uncovers clues to help detect and combat neurodegenerative conditions
In two books — one compassionate and scientific, the other angry and polemical — David Kessler and Stuart Gillespie tackle the root causes of the obesity crisis
The new Japanese green tea trend is coming to a café near you
The World Health Organization says infections more than doubled in Europe and Central Asia between 2023 and 2024
Chief executive says ‘abrupt’ policy change by US and others will have ‘huge’ health impact
There is, after all, nothing quite so miserable as feeling unhappy when we are meant to be feeling good
The search for longevity, the ultimate surf experience – and why women’s football is kicking it out the park
How to sport it, from Shepherd’s Booters FC to surfing and Spanish rugby
Study compared use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in 280,000 people from Britain, Australia, Norway and Canada
From politics, economics and history to art, food and, of course, fiction — FT writers and critics choose their favourite reads of the year so far
The wellness industry is making trillions selling us the promise of a longer life – but can it save a 52-year-old smoker, drinker and Monster Munch fan?
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For the first time since the 1920s, Parisians can legally bathe in their river. Despite the naysayers’ grim warnings, our hesitant columnist tests the waters
Takeover comes as food industry grapples with changing tastes and flight towards healthier options
One-third of diagnoses reported this year stem from one county in west Texas
The government has been driving insurers’ stock gains for years but the gold rush is over
US pharma giant seeks to expand footprint beyond cancer treatment as its biggest product nears patent cliff
Think ahead and act fast, says our recent third-time father
Researchers develop blood tests to study ‘biological age’ of the body’s organs and tissues
There can be no either/or in mental health — we must rigorously examine pharmaceutical and social solutions
Weight loss company emerges from bankruptcy with plans to deepen push into women’s healthcare
Swiss pharma group says lack of provision for small infants has led to ‘treatment gap’ in deadly disease
