‘No one’s being honest about it’: how NHS crisis forces patients to go private

Long waiting lists are creating a boom in the medical insurance market, leading to fears of a long-term change in attitudes to the health service

‘Smell is really important for social communication’: how technology is ruining our senses

Scientists say an overreliance on sight and sound is having a detrimental effect on people’s wellbeing and that our devices should deliver a multisensory experience

Workplace AI, robots and trackers are bad for quality of life, study finds

Tech such as laptops, tablets and instant messaging has more positive effect on wellbeing, says thinktank

Aviva’s profits rise as demand for UK private health insurance booms

Fears over NHS waiting lists contribute to 41% increase in sales of policies, contributing to £1.5bn operating profit

I thought I could beat capitalism with some out-of-date onion bhajis. I was wrong

When a supermarket product recall came for something I actually had in my fridge, I expected much more fanfare, writes Zoe Williams

Failure to stem rising cost of formula in UK putting babies at risk, say experts

Leading doctors and charities urge children’s health minister to take action to support struggling families

Only one in 200 problem gamblers in England get specialist treatment

Government agency say that 1.6 million people could benefit from help as charities claim planned statutory levy on industry is inadequate

Supermarkets in England ‘blatantly disregarding’ rules over where they place crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks

Survey found stores put foods high in fat, salt or sugar in prominent locations despite government regulations

‘It’s extortionate’: a mother’s struggle to afford rising price of baby formula

Lone parent Rebecca Anderson feels women in UK who do not breastfeed are being penalised after 25% price rise

‘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