Mindfulness boosts student mental health during exams, study finds

Cambridge University research shows technique helps to build resilience among undergraduates even in periods of high stress

‘We voice our concerns through a choir’: singing out about the UK housing crisis

Thousands of people are at the sharp end of the UK’s housing crisis. Sergio Figueroa has come up with one way to make a noise about it: singing

The price of driving down care home costs? Staff who quit after a few weeks

Making money out of the sick, feeble and helpless means treating them and their care workers like rubbish. No wonder turnover is so high

Living with disfigurement: ‘I’m proud of my scars’

It has taken 45 years, but Sylvia Mac is no longer ashamed of her burns and is now finding novel ways of helping others who are disfigured

Slashing queues, helping new mothers: NHS explores apps for care in a digital age

Doctors, tech experts and scientists tested new ideas at a health ‘hackathon’ – now a fund aims to back the best with cash

Just what men need – a sex survey that kicks sand in our faces

So, the scientists tell us women like chiselled abs and massive biceps. But is this really a great cultural moment to be reinforcing toxic gender stereotypes, asks freelance journalist Peter Ormerod

Leap forward towards gene therapy cure for haemophilia A

Scientists around the world congratulate the team that has made a major advance in finding a cure for the life-threatening blood disorder

India bans condom adverts during primetime TV

Move is aimed at protecting children but campaigner warns it could undo decades of progress on sexual health

Stop accusing men of overreacting – ‘man flu’ really does exist, doctor claims

A somewhat tongue-in-cheek BMJ article argues that men might experience worse cold and flu symptoms than women, and explores possible explanations

Breast cancer screening – is it worth it?

All women aged between 50 and 70 are offered screening for breast cancer. But how effective is it at stopping deaths – and might it actually do more harm than good?