Experts downgraded risk of Bristol student killing herself, inquest hears

Natasha Abrahart had tried to take her life twice previously but treatment was delayed

A cold-water cure? My weekend with the ‘Ice Man’

Wim Hof claims cold-water immersion can help fight modern diseases. As outdoor swimming becomes ever more popular in the UK, photojournalist Jonny Weeks joined him for a weekend to experience it firsthand

Call for poor and disabled to be given NHS fitness trackers

Vulnerable groups ‘could be left behind by technology revolution in medicine’, widening health inequality

Coroner calls on universities to destigmatise mental health issues

Maria Voisin was speaking after inquest into death of Bristol university student Ben Murray

Devon tops quality of life survey

Clean air and low inequality highighted by Thriving Places Index

Share your experiences of accessing sexual dysfunction services

Cuts to sexual dysfunction services risk leaving thousands of people without help. We would like to hear from readers about their experiences

‘I shouldn’t have to look over my shoulder’: Carly Barton’s fight for medicinal cannabis

It is the only thing that relieves Carly Barton’s crippling pain, but she can’t take cannabis legally. So she’s growing her own – and has told the police

The ‘breast is best’ lobby has left women feeling judged and unworthy

The National Childbirth Trust’s stance on birth and breastfeeding has been rigid and divisive, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

This man had to fight for benefits just before he died – when do we start to care?

Stephen Smith’s struggle exposed benefits cruelty. Now he is dead, but the system goes on, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Sexual dysfunction cuts risk ‘leaving thousands in UK without help’

Women especially affected, with relationships and ability to conceive impacted, say experts