Private health insurance sales surge amid NHS crisis
Ongoing crisis in public healthcare and economic recovery may have triggered first rise in seven years, but impeding Brexit means future is uncertain
Crisis, what NHS crisis? Theresa May must stop this denial
I’ve turned around three failing hospitals, and I believe the NHS will keel over unless ministers start to address its problems and stop blaming GPs and patients
Get Control of Sugar Now! Great Choices for Your Healthy Future by Paul McKenna – digested read
John Crace reduces the hypnotist’s self-help advice for the sweet-toothed to an even lower-calorie 800 words
How to avoid temptation during dry January
Are social pressure, awkward gaps in conversations and a dread of sober dancing weakening your resolve to cut out the booze? Fear not
Here’s the real recipe for healthy eating: a big fat serving of education
Artificial sweeteners might be fattening us up, say scientists. It’s time to ditch the diet drinks, gen up and take responsibility for bad food habits
‘As she is born, part of me is dying’ – how becoming a mother changes you
Books speak of pregnancy as a pastel-hued dream. But the idea that suddenly you have so much more to lose can be frightening
What is belly fat and how can you shift it?
Visceral, or belly, fat, clings to our internal organs and is particularly nasty, being linked to increased risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer. But there is a simple solution to shedding it
A cure for all ills: what medical advances can we expect in 2017?
Miracles may not exist, but this year could see some key scientific breakthroughs. From dementia and zika to pain relief and customised drugs, here’s a look at what we may hear about this year
How to keep your resolutions (clue: it’s not all about willpower)
It’s not the only way to change your habits: you could start by making the goal easier in the first place
How to quit sugar this year: ‘It’s a lifestyle change, not a diet’
Week four is when most people experience a crash, and mine is monumental. But by week six, I’ve come through the other side