‘Mental health is not only about darkness and depression’

Three in four people experience symptoms of poor mental health. On World Mental Health day, employers say it pays to support staff wellbeing

Do branded painkillers work better than cheaper generic ones?

Expensively packaged tablets loudly promise rapid relief or claim to work for particular types of pain. But what’s the scientific evidence that they’re any better than their cut-price rivals?

Revealed: one in seven UK takeaways have failed food hygiene tests

More than 7,000 takeaways and 8,000 restaurants have not passed inspections, with huge hygiene disparities nationwide

Fitness trackers may not aid weight loss, study finds

Research shows a simple diet and exercise plan is more effective weight loss strategy than using Fitbit and Jawbone devices

Stumped for ideas? Lucid dreaming lets you work while you sleep

Awareness that you are in a dream and can control its outcome is an elusive experience, but it can be the perfect environment for creativity

FCA not fit for purpose as Pure Gym float favours institutional investors

Regulator has allowed public to be squeezed out of the IPO game as City crew gets first chance to invest

Belle Gibson video submitted to court sparks condemnation over cancer claims

Video shows Penguin preparing her for media interviews by asking her a series of questions she could expect to be asked

Obamacare ‘on the cusp of falling apart’ as insurers flee health exchanges

Frustration grows among subscribers as companies are threatening to back out of health marketplaces, but some experts urge patience over growing pains

The Tories must tackle the real cause of obesity: inequality

Fat is a class issue. Most of the seriously obese are poor. Offer a diet of self-esteem, good jobs and social status, and the pounds will fall away

Childhood obesity: UK’s ‘inexcusable’ strategy is wasted opportunity, say experts

Plan to rely on voluntary action by food industry is dismissed as embarrassing by public health experts who condemn failure to restrict advertising aimed at children