A third of Britons believe they have changed social class, survey finds
‘Polyclass’ of 6 million people consider themselves to belong to more than one social category, researchers say
US teens getting less sleep than ever, new report finds
Homework, social pressure and jobs still keep teens up but now screen time and social media rob their sleep
JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort
Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigated
Sound baths are supposed to help relax and ‘soothe’ your nervous system. But do any of these claims ring true?
Social media is awash with clips of people paying to be ‘bathed’ in sound. But what’s the science behind the practice?
Very difficult and extremely cool: how to start doing pull-ups
Long considered an important milestone in one’s fitness journey, pull-ups build upper body strength and look impressive in the gym
Mental illness is pregnancy’s number one complication. It’s time to support those who suffer from it
Integrated mental healthcare for maternity services, more perinatal psychiatrists and public awareness of the problem could deliver meaningful change
My egg, my wife’s womb, our baby: how we found our way to lesbian motherhood
When Leah and I planned a family, we wanted to be as mutual as possible. Could reciprocal IVF – Leah carrying an embryo made from my egg – be the way forward?
I made my husband ill with a few words – nobody is immune to the power of the nocebo effect
My prank demonstrated how our minds can adversely affect our health, and scientists are increasingly showing that negative thoughts can produce very real symptoms, says science writer Helen Pilcher
Ann Barrett obituary
Oncologist and authority on paediatric radiotherapy who championed a multidisciplinary, holistic approach
Is it true that … your lungs regenerate when you quit smoking?
Our lungs have evolved to heal from damage, but for some cigarettes will cause changes beyond the body’s ability to fix them