Postpartum psychosis: new mothers speak out over need for support
Mania and depression can set in very quickly after a baby is born but care across the UK is patchy
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
UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns
Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodation
UK workers face return to 2006 real-term wages in ‘highly challenging’ 2023
PwC predicts increase in divorces, slide in house prices and drop in happiness index
‘The shaman asks my spirit guides to gently cleanse me’
As the census reveals a twelve-fold rise in followers of shamanism, Amelia Hill experiences a healing ceremony
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
My US hellscape or broken Britain: where would you rather seek healthcare?
It’s insurance renewal time again – when I discuss cover in New York, hear tales of NHS woe in the UK, and wonder which is worse, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Milk formula firms target women looking for pregnancy advice
Companies advertise products to women searching online for folic acid to get around marketing restrictions
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
Acupuncture relieves back and pelvic pain during pregnancy, study suggests
Analysis shows significant benefits with no major side-effects for mother or baby but more trials needed ‘to confirm results’• [Update: the study on which this article reports was later withdrawn by the BMJ owing to ‘fundamental flaws’ in the research – see footnote]