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“Dead customers don’t shop.” That was the bald business case Graham MacGregor deployed to persuade food manufacturers to reduce the salt and sugar content of their…

The pioneering French obstetrician Michel Odent, who has died aged 95, spent more than 50 years passionately promoting understanding of the natural physiology of childbirth. From…

My friend Anne Merriman, who has died aged 90, was a pioneering doctor and founder of the Hospice Africa charity, which aims to offer “palliative care…

As a teenager, my mother, Moragh Bradshaw, who has died aged 87, asked her father what life was for. His answer, that it was to help…

Sir Kenneth Calman was a doctor, public servant and academic leader whose identity as a proud Scot underpinned his values of compassion, ethics and hard work.…

My father, Sam Ayer, who has died aged 81, dedicated his life to the care and support of vulnerable children and adults. His research made a…

My former husband David Brooks, who has died aged 86, was a GP in Manchester across four decades, and a trainer of GPs in the city…

My friend Len Doyal, who has died aged 80, was for many years a senior lecturer in medical ethics at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London…

The career of Robert Wilson, the visionary performance artist, designer – of furniture, stage sets, costumes – and director, was surely the last hurrah for the…

Many young people start out wanting to make a difference. Sir David Nabarro, who has died aged 75, was unusual in recognising early on the power…