‘Exercise pill’ could deliver benefits of fitness in tablet form

Drug could transform lives of those who are unable to exercise because of obesity or serious physical disability, mouse study suggests

Therapy ‘has long-term benefits for mothers with depression’

CBT has positive effects on mental health, financial empowerment and parenting skills, long-term study shows

UTI test used by GPs gives wrong results in at least a fifth of cases, study claims

A large proportion of patients seeking help for urinary tract infections are being misdiagnosed – and even told their problem is psychological, say researchers

We all grow old – don’t let the age industry stigmatise it

It’s great that we can live healthily beyond middle age; bad if the need to defy time becomes a tyranny

Vaginal mesh left me in agony. When will women’s health be taken seriously?

Women have lost their bladders, their bowels, their sex lives – yet feel ignored and helpless. Now lots of women are suing the NHS it’s time these operations ended

Cheap, widely available drug could stop thousands of mothers bleeding to death

Tranexamic acid could save the lives of a third of women who die in childbirth from excessive bleeding, which kills 100,000 a year

Inequality index: where are the world’s most unequal countries?

Inequality isn’t all about income. Here’s a guide to different ranking systems – from wealth distribution to the World Happiness Report – and which countries rate best and worst under each

Burnout, depression and anxiety – why the NHS has a problem with staff health

Despite efforts from NHS England to improve the wellbeing of its staff, progress has been inconsistent and employee ill-health remains widespread

Wellcome science book prize goes to story of a heart transplant

Maylis de Kerangal’s Mend the Living, which tracks the journey of a heart from donor to recipient, is only the second novel to take the £30,000 award

Step away from the parenting books – and start worrying and doubting yourself instead

Chinese tiger mothers get results, French parents teach manners and the Finns espouse self-reliance. British parents? We read books on how we’re going wrong …