Farewell workplace burnout: will coronavirus slow the manic pace of our modern lives?

Here’s hoping the pandemic forces a rethink of our obsession with work and the culture of busyness

Sleep and exercise down, back pain and TV up in UK lockdown

Survey finds a third eating less healthily, but TV figures suggest daily surge for PE With Joe

Could squatting in the office save your life?

A Tanzanian tribe may offer a healthy antidote to sitting at a desk all day – if you can kneel or squat for more than five minutes, that is

Coronavirus office closures: the expert guide to working from home

Companies including Google, Twitter and Sony are sending workers home. Here’s how to stay happy, healthy and productive – even if you’re still in your pyjamas

‘Health workers are too scared to enter’: the fight to treat HIV in a São Paulo favela

Young people with HIV in Brazil’s poorest favelas often have no support, but in Boi Malhado, one team is determined to provide vital help

I quit my boring job for university at 30. The expense was daunting, but my self-worth soared

I felt stuck in a dull but cushy career. When I left it, my limitations and inhibitions seemed to drop away – and I found creative satisfaction

My colleague’s BO is so bad it makes me gag. Should I tell them?

The smell is intolerable, but he’s new to my office, and I don’t want to create tension or upset him

Forget the nanny state, here comes the nanny employer

Companies are increasingly offering ‘wellness’ programmes for employees – but there is a thin line between helpful and intrusive

How can I convince my exhausted colleague to take time off?

He’s working incredibly hard, it’s affecting his health and happiness, and he’ll lose some of his holiday if he doesn’t take it soon. But he won’t do it

I’m a mental health nurse. There are no good decisions, only least bad ones

I often feel I’m letting my patients down, but I do this job because I believe in the healing power of small acts of kindness. This is what my working week looks like