Our pandemic subconscious: why we seem to be dreaming much more – and often of insects

Stress can affect the quality and length of sleep. Scientists have been collecting dream data during the coronavirus crisis, with surprising results

Why Boris Johnson isn’t getting the blame for coronavirus

The prime minister’s steadfast approval ratings may be down to the large number of people coping with coronavirus – so far, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

I’m a GP who got coronavirus because I had no PPE. I feel guilty but also angry

We were left unprotected and felt like we were going into a battlefield. I don’t think our profession will ever be the same

The way we once lived is now redundant. We need to reinvent ourselves

There will be no going back to ‘normal’. Our cherished concept of work is increasingly meaningless – the future belongs to those who understand the arts of life

Endell Street by Wendy Moore review – the suffragette surgeons

A fascinating, carefully researched study of life partners who became pioneering army hospital doctors in the first world war

Is coronavirus stress to blame for the rise in bizarre ‘lockdown dreams’?

Many people are reporting unusually vivid dreams – and scientists think they could be a key way we process emotion, says Cambridge University neuroscientist Mary-Ellen Lynall

Fit in my 40s: the upsides of remote therapy

Coronavirus means all the rules have gone out the window and there is much more room for experimentation

The Better Half by Sharon Moalem review – on the genetic superiority of women

Women live longer than men. We know Covid-19 is killing more men than women. This book is an antidote to the myth of the ‘weaker sex’

‘I started shouting at the midwives’: the stress of giving birth under lockdown

Having a baby is always nerve-racking – and women now have unexpected worries to contend with. New mothers share their stories of ‘incredible’ midwives, and the joy and pain of giving birth during a pandemic

Do breathing exercises really work? UK doctors on how to protect against coronavirus – and manage symptoms

There is a lot of confusion about how to protect yourself from illness – and what to do if do you contract the virus. Here is the expert advice