‘Betrayed by the system’: Chappell Roan sparks debate over pay and healthcare in pop
The singer castigated record labels in her Grammys speech – but, as music industry insiders explain, issues around artist health and support run even deeper
Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed man’s brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed – or terrified?
An accident left Noland Arbaugh paralysed, but Musk’s Neuralink brain implant allows him to control computers with his thoughts. Is it a life-changing innovation that could help millions – or the start of a dystopia where a billionaire can access our thoughts?
Diesel, oil, condoms: transgender sex workers teach India’s truckers about Aids
On the road for weeks at a time, STDs are rife among lorry drivers. Now, volunteers are teaching them about safe sex
Soft spaces out, stick-fighting in: Dutch call for the return of risky play
Encouraging kids to play with fire? Hear us out, says party worried by the Netherlands’ increasingly sedentary ways
Skin is in: as sales of thong bikinis rise, is body confidence also growing?
A Sydney council’s ban on ‘inappropriate’ swimwear stirs a wider debate over complex feelings about women’s bottoms
Breakthrough drugs herald ‘new era’ in battle against dementia, experts predict
Medical advances make pills to treat Alzheimer’s disease viable, though challenges remain in sharing gains globally
How did a healthcare insurance CEO become a target of such violent hatred?
I’m horrified by the assassination of Brian Thompson. I’m also horrified that we let people die without medical care
Brian Thompson’s death has elicited little sympathy. I don’t need to spell out why
UnitedHealthcare is egregious among US insurers for charging enormous premiums, then denying care
The missing midlife crisis: why 81% of millennials say they can’t afford one
This traditional period of inner turmoil is often accompanied by weight gain, cosmetic treatments, ill-advised purchases and new hobbies. But is it becoming a thing of the past?