Health

Think balance, diversity and routine“Our gut is a complex machine,” says Dr Ajay Verma, a consultant gastroenterologist at Kettering general...

On 21 February 1986, I was diagnosed HIV positive. I was 22. It was the day of my sister’s 21st...

People who are the least fit need to do 30-50 minutes more exercise a week than the fittest to get...

You wake up later than planned, so it’s a rush to get everything sorted out ahead of the school run....

A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health shows that today’s teenagers are sleeping less than...

I feel torn between being a supportive wife and protecting my own mental health. My husband has recently had great success...

I can’t remember when I first became aware of the phrase: “Women are not small men.” But once I’d heard...

It used to be thought that the lungs couldn’t regenerate,” says Dr Charlotte Dean, head of the lung development and disease group...

‘You’re special needs’: Matt HaigWhen I was 14, I had to start a new school. I wasn’t great at starting...

My mother is in her 70s and addicted to playing video games such as Tetris, many different versions of solitaire...