How do you teach children to be resilient? Ask a limbless veteran Lessons from those who have overcome trauma are helping pupils confront their own personal challenges
Schoolchildren to be offered sleep lessons after rise in disorders Move follows concerns about ‘hidden health disaster’ of sleeplessness among young
The NHS 10-year plan: what we already know Changes will include a mental health overhaul and advances in diabetes care
Sexual health service cuts will increase spread of STIs Councils failing to combat surge in diseases and decline in education
Mothers are being abused during childbirth. We need our own #MeToo Women are scared to speak out about what has happened as they give birth, says Sally Gimson, deputy editor of Index on Censorship
England to tackle loneliness crisis with £11.5m cash injection More than 120 projects will receive funding to help those affected and reduce stigma
Failure to reduce nation’s salt intake has killed thousands, say activists Report shows voluntary action by food industry has seen only 52% of reduction targets met
Woman tells of ‘pregnancy’ that turned out to be 26kg ovarian cyst Keely Favell lost third of her body weight after operation to take out growth discovered by obstetric ultrasound
Breast implants study reveals serious safety concerns Global investigation finds lack of clinical oversight and failure to track long-term outcomes
Type 2 diabetes now affects nearly 7,000 young Britons New figures reveal huge rise in children and young people with diabetes linked to obesity