How to stay happy when the sky is falling in
Brexit, Zika, gun violence, the England football team: there’s been no shortage of bad news lately. Here’s how to look on the bright side
Devolution deals must focus on quality of life, not just economic growth
From Rotterdam’s unique flood prevention to Glasgow’s intelligent street lights, councils now have the chance to prioritise wellbeing
How Brexit could damage our health
We would lose drug research and health service funding as well as free treatment in Europe, and we’d have no external arbiters of food, air and water quality. This is dangerous
Leading public health bodies call for decriminalisation of drugs
Report from Royal Society for Public Health and Faculty of Public Health says misuse of drugs should be a health issue, not a criminal one
Sadiq Khan moves to ban body-shaming ads from London transport
London mayor wants to stop running ads that promote unrealistic body expectations and demean women
NHS refusal to fund HIV prevention treatment is shameful, say charities
PrEP, which can reduce risk of HIV infection by up to 86%, falls outside health service remit, says NHS England
Surge in teenagers self-poisoning renews mental health concerns
Almost two in three poisonings are intentional – up 50% in past 20 years – with young women most affected, data shows
We saw magic mushrooms lift long-term depression. It’s time for a change of perception
After 50 years in the wilderness, psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin, found in mushrooms, deserve to be examined for their potential in treating illness such as depression
Fifteen babies a day in UK are stillborn or die within month of birth
Report flags up urgent need for research into stark variations across country as charity calls government funding ‘woefully inadequate’
Things are going nuclear over the NHS – cartoon
Jeremy Hunt may have abandoned his ‘nuclear option’ of imposing a contract on junior doctors, but the issue still has a toxic afterlife