‘Vaccine hesitant’: a gentler label than anti-vaxxer, but just as scary

Reluctant parents who keep their opinions on jabs to themselves have been called a global threat by the World Health Organisation

No, Boris Johnson, working harder is not a solution for poor mental health

Offering tax incentives to companies who support depressed employees sounds like a step towards privatising the NHS, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Government to issue ‘sleep hygiene’ guidance

Leaked draft says less than seven hours’ sleep can damage mental and physical health

Students support disclosure of mental illness to parents

Two-thirds say problems should be revealed in extreme circumstances, research finds

Crisis in Care: Who Cares? review – the horrors of austerity laid bare

This devastating expose met the people in need whose lives are being ruined by government cuts. Anything slashed by two-thirds is no longer fit for purpose

CBD: a marijuana miracle or just another health fad?

The cannabis-derived compound is popping up in everything from mineral water to bath bombs. We ask experts and users if it actually works

This man had to fight for benefits just before he died – when do we start to care?

Stephen Smith’s struggle exposed benefits cruelty. Now he is dead, but the system goes on, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

So Brits have a lot of sex on drugs – why?

It’s more common than you might think, and the reasons may have surprisingly little to do with sex and drugs, says sex and relationships author Nichi Hodgson

Health secretary wants NHS to roll out genetic tests to detect diseases

Matt Hancock hails ‘game-changer’ but critics raise racial bias and ‘fatalism’ concerns

The madness, anxiety and absurdity of a full-English Brexit

Nigel Farage marching for the right to be put out of work and go hungry just about sums it up