Shooting Up: A History of Drugs in Warfare by Lukasz Kamienski review – what turns soldiers into monsters?

Drunk Romans and drugged Americans: the chemical arsenal used to dull the horror of war

No deal, Noel Edmonds. Positive thinking can’t cure cancer

The TV presenter’s comments on negative energy tap into the damaging mantra of personal responsibility that says we are somehow to blame for our own illnesses

Noel Edmonds in Twitter row after claims that electronic box ‘tackles cancer’

Ad watchdog ‘urgently’ investigating tweets, as presenter causes further outrage by suggesting patient’s cancer may have been caused by ‘negative attitude’

Kim Cattrall on her battle with insomnia: ‘I was in a void’

Former Sex and the City actor describes debilitating condition that forced her to quit starring role on London stage last year

Clive James: ‘This carcinoma was starting to look like the alien that erupts from John Hurt’s chest’

When we were kids in quest of a tan, we would lie around forever being cooked by ultra-violet rays, and the results show up around now in the form of skin cancers

Hyper Light Drifter – how heart disease inspired one of 2016’s great games

The central character in this brilliant new game is haunted by a deadly illness – something with which creator Alex Preston is all-too familiar

A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution by Travis Elborough – review

There’s plenty to look at in this enjoyable stroll through the history of our public parks, despite a few omissions

Gut by Giulia Endere review – a celebration of our most under-rated organ

An amusing and delightfully frank primer on our intestines crammed with amazing biological facts and anecdotes from the scatological limits of research

The Truth About Alcohol review – it’s still not especially good for you, shockingly

A genial A&E doctor experiments on himself and others to tell us things we already know. Plus: The Catch, an insubstantial but addictive thriller

The Voices Within by Charles Fernyhough review – why do we talk to ourselves?

We experience some kind of inner speech for at least a quarter of our waking lives. This helps some, while others set out to reduce the chatter. And how does it relate to God?