Guardian Public Service Awards 2017 health and wellbeing winner: Highgate primary school
A new 12-strong team at Highgate primary has reduced exclusions and referrals to mental health services to zero, for just £8,500 a year
Comedy in a care home: the standups taking slapstick into new territory
The residents were expecting bingo. Instead they got lessons in strawberry spitting, a Railway Children spoof – and a stuntman stripping to his underpants
Tech revolution is coming to healthcare – GPs must be part of it
Smartphones offer an opportunity to get information into the hands of those who need it most; complaining from the sidelines is futile
How virtual reality is taking dementia patients back to the future
The Wayback project recreates coronation day in 1953 on 3D film using actors, period costumes and props, right down to fish-paste sandwiches. The effect is to bring back vivid memories for those struggling with the present
Can men get postnatal depression?
More than a quarter of new fathers in a new study showed significant levels of depression – what are the causes, and what can they do about it?
Is your gut microbiome the key to health and happiness?
Research suggests the vast ecosystem of organisms that lives in our digestive systems might be as complex and influential as our genes in everything from mental health to athleticism and obesity. But is ‘poop doping’ really the way ahead?
‘I wasn’t there at the end’: your biggest regrets in life
Readers reacted to Emma Freud’s article on regret with emotion, humour and a deep sense of introspection
Why we must listen to the ticking of our body clock
Ignoring the body’s natural rhythms can affect our physical and mental wellbeing and even the outcome of surgery, writes neuroscientist Paul Kelley
Campus confidential: the counsellors on the frontline of the student mental health crisis
The number of first-year students who disclose a mental health problem has risen five-fold in the past decade. We talk to the experts trying to help
‘Don’t be ashamed’ – readers’ tips for improving mental health at work
From mindful meditation to changing jobs, readers share their tips on dealing with mental health problems at work