Third of new students in England show signs of depression, survey suggests

‘Experimental’ ONS survey of first-years finds 37% have symptoms of depression and 39% of anxiety

Anti-obesity scheme to offer voucher rewards for healthy living

Government to launch pilot in England in January, aimed at motivating people to lose weight

Doctors call on NHS to offer women more help after first miscarriage

Current rules state support only has to be provided to those who have had three unsuccessful pregnancies

Women are still being blamed for society’s problems with fertility

Rather than offering women ‘fertility seminars’, we should talk about the real barriers to parenthood for many young people, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Fear on the ward: UK mothers threatened with social services for refusing maternity care

Women who refuse advice from health service staff say they are being coerced with threats of referrals to agencies and police

Indigenous Amazon singers and sacred cacao … the UK festival that’s wild in a different way

The Medicine weekender specialises in nature and cultural exchange – a rare festival that you leave feeling better than when you arrived

Five a day: UK children with healthy diet have best mental health

Study prompts experts to call for nutrition to be included in public health strategies

Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns

Move follows WSJ revelations that Facebook-commissioned research showed Instagram could affect girls’ mental health

Food myths busted: dairy, salt and steak may be good for you after all

A new Swedish study says decades of official dairy wisdom is wrong. Here, a nutrition expert examines more science that questions standard health advice

Britain’s Covid-era university students may suffer ‘impostor syndrome’

New intake of undergraduates could feel like frauds, says study, because they didn’t sit A-level exams