My US hellscape or broken Britain: where would you rather seek healthcare?

It’s insurance renewal time again – when I discuss cover in New York, hear tales of NHS woe in the UK, and wonder which is worse, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Digested week: Murdoch’s dumping will give Trump the hump

Ex-US president tries to reclaim the unhinged ‘stable genius’ as a joke – and a small part of me thinks good luck to him

Medibank hacker says ransom demand was US$10m as purported abortion health records posted

Post on blog linked to Russian ransomware group says it offered ‘discount’ ransom to health insurer of US$9.7m, or $1 for each customer’s data

Ransomware group starts publishing Medibank data as company warns customers to be vigilant for scammers

Hundreds of names, addresses, birthdates and Medicare details posted under ‘good list’ and ‘naughty list’ headings

‘We are expected to be OK with not having children’: how gay parenthood through surrogacy became a battleground

In New York, a gay couple fighting to make their insurers pay for fertility treatment have found themselves in the middle of a culture war. What happens when the right to parenthood involves someone else’s body?

Not Going Quietly review – healthcare activist Ady Barkan takes ALS to congress

Documentary follows Barkan, who has motor neurone disease, as he campaigns for better public healthcare in the US

South Korea should fund hair loss treatment, says election hopeful in bald bid for power

Proposal for hair regrowth on public healthcare insurance by Lee Jae-myung criticised as populist by opponents

Intimate data: can a person who tracks their steps, sleep and food ever truly be free?

Big tech now encourages us to monitor everything from our heart rate to our glucose levels via smartphones and watches. How much privacy have we lost to the promise of self improvement - and is it time to stop?

Bupa is being a real pain over my dental claim

My wisdom tooth needs to come out but it says the policy only covers ‘active symptoms’

‘He used his story as a weapon’: the inspiring tale of activist Ady Barkan

The documentary Not Going Quietly traces the paradox of the lawyer’s life with ALS: the weaker he gets, the louder his voice as an advocate for healthcare reform becomes