Caring for my brother after his brain injury showed me a world of compassion
Seeing the hidden world of care, after my beloved brother’s devastating accident, taught me about people’s remarkable strength and grace
If I can be protected against HIV, others should be too
The health secretary says he’s serious about tackling infection. But there are basic inequalities in who accesses PrEP treatment , says sexual health advocate Will Nutland
The great vape debate: are e-cigarettes saving smokers or creating new addicts?
The long read: The US is cracking down on vaping while the UK is promoting e-cigarettes as an aid to giving up smoking. Where does the truth lie?
Bradford puts money on libraries to boost city’s health
£700,000 could be diverted from Yorkshire council’s wellbeing budget to offset library cuts
A drug can stop HIV infection – so why isn’t it available on the NHS in England?
Major studies have shown that the prophylactic PrEP effectively ends the threat of contracting HIV. But gay men and other users are currently left to self-source it online
Dear Life by Rachel Clarke review – a doctor on grief, love and the NHS
A medic’s heartbreaking personal account of the loss of her father, and of witnessing the courage of the critically ill
Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire
The long read: For decades, one company has ruled the world of tampons. But a new wave of brands has emerged, selling themselves as more ethical, more feminist and more ecological
Girls beginning puberty almost a year earlier than in 1970s
Onset of glandular breast tissue development has shifted by three months per decade
‘I thought I was a lost cause’: how therapy is failing people of colour
Black and minority ethnic people are more likely to develop mental health conditions but less likely to access counselling – or find it fit for purpose. Are more BME therapists the answer?
New mothers in England to receive health check six weeks after giving birth
Campaigners welcome move to assess women for physical and mental wellbeing