The buddy boost: how ‘accountability partners’ make you healthy, happy and more successful

The idea of a friend who helps you commit to your goals is growing in popularity – whether you want to get fit, write a novel or build your business

‘They thought I had cancer’: painkiller banned in UK linked to Britons’ deaths in Spain

Patients’ group says reactions to metamizole can cause sepsis and organ failure – and British and Irish people are at higher risk

In a country where more than 40% get less than six hours’ sleep a night and millions nap at work, new ways to grab forty winks are big business

As one of 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza, Noor Hammad faces a traumatic birth and fraught start in life for her first baby

Measures including healthy sleep and regular exercise may slow pace of body’s biological ageing

It is easy to blame Bollywood and the media for unrealistic expectations of beauty – but there are deeper social factors at work

Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds

Report’s authors also estimate about 12% of children hooked and call for further research into problem

Mutualités Libres says improving air quality ensures sustainability of the social security system

Kenya has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates but rural birth attendants are now helping make deliveries safer