Is America suffering a ‘social recession’?
Americans report having less sex, fewer friends and a loss of trust in each other and society. What’s going on?
I’m an expert in public health. Which is why, aged 38, I’ve qualified as a personal trainer
After working under intense pressure and scrutiny during the pandemic, I’m helping people with the most effective health intervention there is – exercise, says Devi Sridhar, Edinburgh University’s chair of global public health
Why everyday stress could be the key to a healthy old age
Research indicates that low-level stress from moderate exercise or work can enhance our cognitive and physical abilities in later life
Stop tying yourself in knots: what stress does to your body – and how to beat it
From migraines to IBS, back pain and hair loss, millions of us suffer health problems triggered by stress and anxiety. Here’s how to deal with them
How can you be the best possible parent, lover, friend, citizen or tourist? Here’s what the experts think
It’s not easy being a ‘good’ person – what can we learn from the people who have thought about it the most?
UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns
Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodation
In an ancient forest, I look for peace – but instead I find Happy the puppy
As I lie down under a 2,000-year-old small-leaved lime coppice, I contemplate what is truly sacred, says author Max Porter
I’m an older man and I love to dance. What’s wrong with that?
Dancing brings joy and has huge health benefits, but would-be older clubbers like me too often meet suspicion and derision, says Phil Hilton
Three days to grieve your spouse: finding privilege in life and in death
Bereavement policies in the US are dismal, leaving workers without time or pay to grieve
‘I knew she was dying, but didn’t expect her to time it so spectacularly’: losing my mother as my baby was born
As I lay in the maternity ward, I learned my mother was gravely ill. What followed was a year full of love, rage, resentment – and a strange cocktail of new life and imminent death