Almost one in four deaths ‘avoidable with lifestyle and healthcare changes’
ONS study shows 23% of deaths in England and Wales in 2013 were amenable to treatment or could have been prevented through public health measures
Give me an easy-going ‘dad bod’ any day
Save me from conceited, narcissistic men rushing to judgment on others. Give me someone comfortable in their own skin
Prince Charles’s ‘black spider memos’ show lobbying at highest political level
Publication of 27 letters after 10-year legal battle shows heir to the throne petitioning ministers on subjects from the Iraq war to alternative therapies
Food industry ‘responsibility deal’ has little effect on health, study finds
Firms agreed to make their products healthier, for example by reducing amounts of salt, but few have done so, researchers say
A sleep expert’s guide to surviving an election all-nighter
Avoid coffee and alcohol, snack on cereal with fruit to ensure you don’t nod off, and keep the bedroom a TV-free zone
Doctors Dissected and NHS for Sale: Myths, Lies and Deception – reviews
What is your doctor really thinking? And what does the future hold for the NHS?
Not so pretty: women apply an average of 168 chemicals every day
On average, women use twice as many personal care products as men, applying far more chemicals to their bodies. What’s the impact on their health?
Coalition ‘derailed programme to save lives by reducing salt in food’
Ending Food Standards Agency’s nutrition responsibility slowed progress in cutting deaths and new targets gave industry too much power, health experts say
Life, like the election, is about trade-offs. You can’t have, or do, it all
‘Knowing you can’t possibly have everything, or get everything done, spares you the anxiety of trying to figure out how you could’
The power of deadlines
Dean Burnett: The voter registration deadline is just one example of deadlines prompting a flurry of desperate activity. But why does this happen?