The UN’s development goals require another step first: universal healthcare

As the United Nations launches its sustainable development agenda it should listen to top economists who are calling for universal healthcare

Study: pregnant women with cancer can be treated without harming fetus

Chemotherapy and other treatments did not adversely affect the health of their baby when compared with those born to mothers without cancer

The Guardian view on endometriosis: a silent source of unnecessary misery

Editorial: Not life-threatening, but life-altering: the disease that neither its victims nor medicine know enough about

Like Jackie Collins, I kept my cancer diagnosis a secret – and I don’t regret it

Keeping her illness from her sister Joan must have been one of the hardest decisions Jackie Collins had ever had to make – I did the same to protect my parents

Staying fit while pregnant: ‘we’re allowed to be flawed’

Remaining healthy and physically fit during pregnancy can be challenging, especially for mothers juggling other commitments. Amy Westervelt shares her tips

Bathtub booze and knock-off whisky: inside China’s fake alcohol industry

Drinkers are unwittingly knocking back fake alcohol brewed in bathtubs, which could lead to potentially serious health issues

What’s the best bit of the UN? No 7: UN Population Fund

All week we are looking at the United Nations’ vital agencies. Let us know what you think are the biggest successes and failures, using the form below

California’s healthcare industry can lead the way on stronger climate change regulation

Last week, dozens of businesses wrote letters to California lawmakers to urge passage of bills that would regulate emissions. Susan Vickers of Dignity Health explains why her company was one of them

Say goodbye to capitalism: welcome to the Republic of Wellbeing

If governments and companies are serious about meeting the Sustainable Development Goals then they’ll need to ditch their bad habits

Babies born in a recession ‘have worse health’

Icelandic study finds link between financial crisis and lower than average birth weights