Health check

Bedside Stories, Michael Foxton's account of life as a junior doctor, makes Phil Whitaker chuckle

Pull yourself together!

Blake Morrison is not impressed by Frank Furedi's Therapy Culture, a critique of the modern world that harks back to a supposed 'golden age' of the stiff upper lip

We should give a monkey’s

Ray Greek: The government is backing research on non-human primates for economic reasons, to the detriment of public health.

Are you a lark or an owl?

Tailor your working hours to your body clock and you’ll live a healthier, safer life, says Michael Gross