Children struggling to concentrate at school due to lack of sleep, MPs told

Sleep deprivation highlighted in inquiry into role of education in preventing mental health problems in children

Joanna Cannon vows to keep working in NHS after £300,000 book deal

Novelist who began writing to relieve the stress of her psychiatry job says literary success will not stop her listening to ‘real voices’ in hospital

I have vulvodynia – but countless gynaecologists dismissed my agony

Statistics say that one in six women will contract this painful condition. So why did it take years and endless misdiagnoses before I was properly treated?

Breaking the pain barrier: safe ways to manage chronic agony

Long-term pain is estimated to affect up to 28 million people in the UK, but with the safety of commonly used painkillers under scrutiny, what other measures are effective?

Chew on this: the Viva Mayr clinic’s hardcore detox comes to the UK

A cult – and very expensive – Austrian health clinic beloved of Michael Gove, Tracey Emin and the Rolling Stones is coming to London next month. But does it really do anyone any good?

Less than half of women breastfeed after two months, survey finds

Poll for Public Health England reveals many feel embarrassed to feed their babies in front of strangers and family members

Sale of Cambodian breast milk to mothers in US criticised by UN

UN agency says trade puts women’s babies at risk of malnutrition as Cambodia moves to block further exports

Drug scandals and the media – the unresolved case of Primodos

Primodos: The Secret Drug Scandal, airs on Sky this week. Will this media intervention repeat history by helping campaigners get compensation?

Declaring my cancer on First Dates is helping others with terminal illness

The Channel 4 reality dating show didn’t lead to love, but Marie Curie asked me to share my experiences and raise awareness of its daffodil appeal

Three-quarters of older people in the UK are lonely, survey finds

Individuals and firms urged to look for signs after results of poll carried out for Jo Cox commission on loneliness