Avoid mould and ride a bike: 20 expert tips on how to look after your lungs for life

With air quality an increasing worry, the health of our lungs has never been more important. Here, experts share how to take care of yours

‘There’s joy I haven’t felt for years!’ How an app finally got me hooked on the piano

Thirty years after failing his grade two exam, our writer is banging out Handel, Billie Eilish and Elton John - and he’s not alone. With apps to help with learning, there’s never been a better time to tinkle the ivories

‘I’m not judging you’ – midwife Juno Carey on what it’s like to work in an abortion clinic

She’s looked after teenagers, rape survivors and trafficked sex workers – and assisted at terminations while she’s been pregnant herself. Still, she wouldn’t change her job for anything.

Wim Hof breathing and cold-exposure method may have benefits, study finds

Adrenaline release thought to dampen inflammation, but experts say method ‘not without risks’

Sweating with fear, I waited to hear the doctor’s verdict. Then the radio started playing Call Me Maybe …

I’m all for a bit of distraction in a tense medical situation, writes Nell Frizzell, but who on earth picks those tunes?

Investors are making a fortune from UK healthcare. Why is nobody holding private equity to account?

From care homes to cancer treatment, millions in taxpayer funds are being paid out of the system every year, says David Rowland, director of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest

Workplace AI, robots and trackers are bad for quality of life, study finds

Tech such as laptops, tablets and instant messaging has more positive effect on wellbeing, says thinktank

I know I want at least one baby. But the more I learn about motherhood, the more terrifying it seems

Even supposedly ‘positive’ birth stories make my heart sink. Am I just going to have to make a leap of faith, asks Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

My inability to say no is making me cry. But what can I do about it?

I stupidly said yes to a job I should have run a mile from. This must stop

Keep waking in the middle of the night to pee? Here’s why – and what to do about it

Male or female, young or old, a surprising number of us can’t make it till morning without a toilet break. Some simple changes could help