Patients with a BMI over 30 are being refused joint surgery by a Sussex Primary Care Trust. It follows new NICE guidelines stating that patients’ lifestyles can be taken into account in determining if a treatment would be ‘clinically and cost effective’.

In today's celebrity culture, where looks are becoming more and more central to a person’s confidence, the desire to fit into a set mould is ever increasing. But how far will the beauty and medical industries go to fulfil the demands of such an image conscious public?  Sinem Ayman highlights how fears have been raised about the origins of collagen for implants.

Medical students will be specifically trained to identify and treat patients who are drinking excessively, the Department of Health has announced. The plan includes adding alcohol training to every medical school curriculum within the next three years.

Over 98 per cent of circumcised men report the same levels of sexual satisfaction and performance as uncircumscribed men, according to an article published in BJU International.