University students say procrastination is biggest threat to their academic performance
More than half of US students surveyed said the problem damaged their ability to do academic work, study finds
‘I wanted to help another family’: four surrogates on how they feel about the surrogacy discourse
The Guardian spoke with surrogates across the US about what they think of the controversy surrounding the practice
In latest blow to Obamacare, Trump is threatening the entire US health system
The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act marketplace
Starbucks baristas reel from surges in health insurance costs: ‘I’m considering a second job’
Several workers say they’re opting to go without health coverage due to premium costs soaring this year
The Black women who choose to have children on their own: ‘We’re going in eyes open’
With growing support networks online and in person, these moms say they’re changing the narrative around Black single motherhood
Digested week: As wildfires rage, should I buy a helicopter or marry a guy with a bunker?
Plus, train toilet roulette, an astonishingly stoic hiker and the tradwife paradox
Tick bites are on the rise in the US and UK. Here’s how to protect yourself
Experts share tips to avoid the blood-sucking pests that can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses on to humans
Man claiming world’s smallest penis says he’s booked enhancement surgery after public’s help
Michael Phillips says he suffers from micropenis – but he’s now fundraised enough to increase his member’s girth
Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under-50s
Findings add to growing efforts to explain why cancer rates are increasing among younger adults worldwide
A third of Britons believe they have changed social class, survey finds
‘Polyclass’ of 6 million people consider themselves to belong to more than one social category, researchers say