‘It brings you in and shelters you’: NHS creates ‘recovery gardens’ for staff and patients

Trusts work with the Royal Horticultural Society to create outdoor refuges for staff and patients

I moved to the sauna capital of the US. Could I take the heat?

A thriving sauna culture is growing in frosty Minnesota as people warm to the health benefits and sense of community

‘Talk about it, focus on your values and … stay stoic’: how to cope with rejection

From the workplace to romance to friends, everything you need to know about rejection – and how to move on from it

Margaret Miles-Bramwell obituary

Other lives: Founder of Slimming World, which she set up as a 21-year-old and which grew into an employer of thousands

How much do you spend on health and wellness a month?

We want to know more about your health and wellness budgets – whether it goes to skincare or therapy

A moment that changed me: Crohn’s left me in constant pain. An operation restored my appetite for life

Eating with my family was a source of joy and pleasure until illness ravaged my digestive system. After my stoma was fitted, everything tasted amazing again

What is bird flu, and should you be worried about it?

In January, the first person in the US died from bird flu. Learn what the symptoms are and how you can stay safe

The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker?

A neurologist discusses the dangers of overdiagnosing conditions from Lyme disease to ADHD in an era where technology meets pathology

Is apple cider vinegar actually good for you?

People have sworn by the health benefits of apple cider vinegar for millennia. But what does the science say?

Crap jobs, fewer homes, less money, toxic politics. And peak happiness eludes the young: who knew?

Given recent history and the state of the world now, perhaps the thing that makes older people happiest is not being under 45, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams