As my husband’s carer, I sometimes need a break – finding respite care in Australia shouldn’t be this difficult

Arranging a short stay for my husband in an aged care facility shouldn’t take dozens of calls, emails and an interstate operation involving friends

A moment that changed me: My mother fell off a mountain – and my life began again

A bad breakup had made me afraid I would be mired in anger for ever. But on that family hike, in our fear and horror as we awaited the air ambulance, my old hurts took on a different hue

Scarlett Johansson swears by magnesium. But can supplements really help with digestion, muscle pain, anxiety and sleep?

Experts cite inconsistent evidence for supplementing with the essential mineral – and warn taking magnesium without a deficiency has risks

The one change that worked: Anxiety had me hiding from the world – then two magic questions set me free

I used to be terrified of socialising, certain I would embarrass myself the moment I opened my mouth. And as for dates …

Does avoiding misery make you happy?

It might seem like self-preservation, but the results aren’t necessarily what you’d expect

‘They accepted the money but didn’t take care of my child’: what Luna Wong’s death reveals about the treatment of international students in the UK

When her parents waved her off to study in England they hoped it would be a fresh start the 16-year-old needed after struggling with her mental health in Hong Kong. Instead, 10 months later, she was dead. What went so wrong?

Experience: a brain surgeon dropped part of my skull on the floor

I was a healthy 34-year-old when a mass of blood vessels ruptured in my brain. It took three neurosurgeons and a risky 16-hour operation to fix me

Something in your eye? Here’s how to get it out – without making it worse

It’s natural to want to soothe eye irritation, but mishandling could lead to more problems, experts warn. We asked them for advice on how to deal with it properly

The rise of Big Toothbrush: how did our mouths become such a lucrative market?

People in the UK are more interested in oral health than ever - and you can now buy prebiotic toothpastes and brushes that cost up to £600. Yet we remain in the midst of a serious dental crisis

The agony of life with chronic body odour: ‘I swear I’ve tried every deodorant’

Modern lifestyles seem to be exacerbating the problem of bromhidrosis – an underresearched condition that is widely misunderstood and devastating for sufferers