Obesity experts have called for a crackdown on dodgy practices at clinics facilitating medical tourism to prevent further “heartbreaking” tragedies. Thousands of people are thought to travel from the ...

Bulging waistlines are partly to blame for England experiencing the biggest slowdown in life expectancy across Europe since ...

The rise in human life expectancy has slowed down across Europe since 2011, according to research from the University of East Anglia and partners. A new study, published today in The Lancet Public ...

Lancet study looked at 16 EU countries and the four nations of the UK as the NHS warns ‘we can’t treat our way out of this ...

People seeking medical procedures abroad should be wary of special offers or discounted rates because such offers “raise ...

Lipoedema causes fat to abnormally build-up mainly in the hips, buttocks and legs, leading to a disproportionate shape. The ...

Life expectancy in England is rising more slowly than in the rest of Europe, according to a new Lancet study ...

As an increasing number of people seek weightloss procedures overseas, experts have warned the public to resist the appeal of ...

Don’t get cheap weight loss surgery abroad, doctors have warned ...

Obesity surgery (also known as bariatric and metabolic surgery) is one of the most common reasons for people to do so called ‘medical tourism’ – where they travel to another country to have the ...

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing faster in some low-income countries than elsewhere in the world, generating concerns ...

The UK is facing a public health emergency as obesity rates continue to rise at alarming levels, MPs warned in a Westminster Hall debate on Monday. With two-thirds of adults overweight and childhood ...