‘Now I do weight training’: how exercise helped one patient stay free of cancer
Margaret Tubridy, 69, took part in landmark study that reveals the role of exercise in preventing return of disease
‘E-tattoo’ could track mental workload for people in high-stake jobs, study says
Scientists say device could alert workers such as pilots and healthcare staff when they are feeling the strain
Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty
Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisation
The gonorrhoea vaccine is an incredible breakthrough. It could also be a terrible missed opportunity
Vaccines that work need systems that work. Britain’s starved services must be supported to reach those most at risk, says researcher Benjamin Weil
I’m taking beta blockers for my anxiety – and so are many of my friends. Is that a problem?
Dreading the thought of giving a speech, or stressed about a big work event? Your GP may prescribe beta blockers to reduce the effects of adrenaline on your heart. Here’s what happened when I took them
‘Mum, my brain’: how I learned to walk, talk and even dance again after a devastating stroke at 36
I was riding high as a music journalist with a new book in the shops when I had what I thought was a migraine. In fact, it was a burst aneurysm and I needed emergency surgery. Two years into my recovery, can I learn how to find joy again?
Fake fitness influencers: the secrets and lies behind the world’s most envied physiques
The Liver King’s raw-meat-to-ripped-abs regime has been exposed – but thousands of other influencers claim their bulging muscles are just the result of hard, honest graft. Should we believe them?
Why should the US have all the new holidays? Here are five to make the UK a happier place
Trump can have his ‘victory days’. I want something to commemorate Britain’s love of Judi Dench, or its hatred of a sleepless night, writes Emma Beddington
‘I lost so much weight, my husband thought I was terminally ill’: why do people lie about taking Ozempic?
The dramatic results of weight-loss drugs often come with a side order of stigma, as though it’s ‘cheating’ not to stick to willpower, diet and exercise alone. Is that why so many are telling no one – not even their partners?
Having a child has been the most transformative and the most mundane experience of my life
Parenthood has opened the door to a new kind of love – one not necessarily more sacred or pure than the love for my friends, parents and husband