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

I’m on nine pills a day now – and I’m not even what you might call ill

There is one for reflux, one for anxiety, one for vitamin D – and new ones keep on coming. Welcome to middle age

When parents are struggling to feed their babies, why don’t all food banks offer formula?

A resistance to making formula too easily available is patronising, shaming and dangerous, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

‘Alcohol affects every organ’: hangovers and how to survive them

As the party season kicks in, so will the effects of having one too many. Here are the sobering facts behind hangovers and tactics that might help you avoid them

My in-laws won’t accept my post-chemo vulnerability. Do I confront them?

You are well within your rights to ask them to consider your weakened immune system. You deserve to feel safe – even if the chat causes tension

Rising temperatures causing distress to foetuses, study reveals

Climate crisis increases risks for subsistence farmers in Africa who usually work throughout pregnancy

Noisy neighbours can make you ill – but it’s not the shouting and loud music you should worry about

From clanking and banging to sudden thumping, it’s ‘impact sounds’ that are the real health hazard, according to a new study

Plant-based diet can cut bowel cancer risk in men by 22%, says study

Researchers find no such link for women, suggesting connection between diet and bowel cancer is clearer for men

Eight glasses of water a day excessive for most people, study suggests

‘One size fits all’ guidance could lead to 20m litres of drinking water being wasted each day in UK, scientists say