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Obesity is not caused by a lack of will power and policymakers must do more to recognise the psychological factors if they are to crack the obesity problem, according to a panel of expert psychologists.

Three-quarters of general practices surveyed in London asked to see documentation before they would register patients, according to a recent survey. A move likely to disproportionately affect marginalised populations.

A new European survey reveals that bone specialists believe osteoporosis and fragility fractures are neglected and under prioritised by their healthcare systems, and action needs to be taken. 

New survey results show that many people in England are mismanaging the way they treat their pain. With over one in four admitting they can be 'confused' about how to manage it and so may not treat it at all.

A new tool has been developed to assess the likelihood of an older adult who is discharged from hospital suffering from medication-related harm and predicts whether they need further NHS care.  

A new study has shown the power of genetic testing to pick out the best drugs for children with cancer to extend and improve their lives €“ signalling a new era of precision medicine for young patients.

Around half of trials that supported new cancer drug approvals in Europe between 2014 and 2016 were judged to be at high risk of bias, which indicates that treatment effects might have been exaggerated, according to new study. 

The chief executive of the NHS in England has called on all social media companies to crack down on potentially harmful material after two of the biggest sites confirmed they plan to protect users from content that could cause physical or mental harm.

Poor diabetes control was responsible for £3 billion in potentially avoidable hospital treatment in England in the operational year 2017-2018, according to new research comparing the costs of hospital care for 58 million people with and without diabetes.

Meal type and size are the most important factors influencing the accuracy of carb-counting for the control of blood sugar in type 1 diabetes.

A drug used to treat enlarged prostates could slow down Parkinson's disease progression and improve movement symptoms, according to new research.

Nonverbal children with autism have a delayed responses to simple auditory tones according to new research that measured electrical activity in the brain. The findings could have both prognostic and treatment ramifications for language development.

Medical editor, Dr Harry Brown continues his everyday tips series. In this blog post, he looks at the merits of free music streaming services. 

Diabetes prevention efforts need to be started at a young age, according to the authors of a study that found an unexpected 4.6% prevalence of prediabetes in primary school children.

New research shows that mortality is strongly associated with the socioeconomic status of patients with type 2 diabetes. It also found that where you live has an impact on hospital readmissions if you have type 1 diabetes.