Caspar’s nightmare

Rebecca Marling Barrie on how a single hazelnut almost killed her son, and the over-the-counter remedy that could have spared them a day of horror.

Brainwashed

Mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, right? Wrong, says Craig Newnes.

Extreme fear of birth pain forces women to miscarry

At least one woman in six is so terrified of giving birth that she induces a miscarriage or avoids becoming pregnant altogether, even though she desperately wants children.

A healthy state of denial

Eminent American writer Michael Kinsley explains why he has spent the past eight years pretending not to have Parkinson's.

Pioneer surgery separates twins

Parents elated as conjoined infants do well after operation to divide fused spinal chords.