The lazy person’s guide to getting (a bit) fitter
New research suggests that 20 million Britons need to get off the sofa and do more exercise – or risk an early death. Here are five ways to do so without too much effort
What are the repercussions of one lost night’s sleep? Rudeness is just the start
Disturbed sleep can produce behaviour that has serious economic and social outcomes. As NHS doctors say, we need to change shift patterns
Let’s applaud Simon Stevens: the NHS boss with a plan
He is taking a risk in scrapping surgery targets, but it should help our ailing health service
More middle-aged men taking steroids to look younger
Experts warn about growing number of men in their 40s and 50s taking drugs to fight signs of ageing and boost sex drive
There’s a food poverty crisis in the UK. And the government is starved of ideas
As the cost of living rises and wages stagnate, for many food is becoming harder to afford. We’re returning to an era where a healthy diet is aspirational
‘My endometriosis diagnosis took 20 years’: readers on their struggles for help
Gynaecological problems are common. So why is it so hard to get help for them? Four women told us their stories
NHS ‘waving white flag’ as it axes 18-week waiting time operation target
New plan abandons target for hospitals to carry out 92% of non-urgent operations within 18 weeks and cuts surgery of ‘limited clinical value’
Simon Stevens’ delivery plan for the NHS explained
With the health service under unprecedented pressures of both finance and demand, the NHS England chief has outlined proposals to safeguard its future
Colds feel worse to lonely people, study suggests
Loneliness has no impact on symptom severity or likelihood of getting sick, but does appears to be linked to feeling more under the weather, say researchers
Sarah Wilson on living with anxiety: there’s no sugarcoating mental illness
Her cookbook I Quit Sugar made her the face of health and wellness, but Wilson’s memoir, First, We Make the Beast Beautiful, traverses much darker terrain