Thank heaven for the NHS

Michele Hanson: How dare the Republicans bad-mouth our free healthcare system? If I'd been born in the US, I'd probably be dead by now

Is public healthcare in the UK as sick as rightwing America claims?

Denis Campbell and Girish Gupta assess the claims made by rightwing Americans about the failings of the NHS

‘Evil and Orwellian’ – America’s right turns its fire on NHS

The NHS has become the butt of increasingly outlandish political attacks in the US as Republicans and conservative campaigners rail against Britain's 'socialist' system

George Bush’s sex education failure

Melissa McEwan: Teenage pregnancies and STDs in the US are on the rise again, thanks to George Bush's abstinence-only obsession

There’s more than one way to nail that fly

A clip of Barack Obama swatting a fly has become an instant hit. Lucy Mangan outlines his effort, along with more earthbound alternatives for us mere mortals

‘I came face-to-face with protesters at the Kansas clinic where I had to terminate my pregnancy’

First person: Whatever I did my child would die, and, as a grisly bonus, either action could result in long-term damage to my future ability to conceive and carry a child

A 13-week summer break? Please God, no

Tim Dowling: In America even state school kids get nearly three months off. What do they do all summer?

Terror in the name of Jesus

Sara Paretsky: Dr George Tiller's murder underlines there is no common ground with anti-abortion zealots

Yoga guru Pattabhi Jois dies at 93

Memorial planned in London for influential teacher of ashtanga yoga

Texting and driving don’t mix

Maura Kelly: Using your mobile while driving can be as dangerous as drinking alcohol. We should ban phones behind the wheel