How hard work cures all illness
Dean Burnett: Iain Duncan Smith claimed that hard work helps treat illness. Scientifically speaking, he’s right. Sort of. Well, not quite.
Why Rick Guidotti turned his back on Cindy Crawford to challenge our perceptions of genetic diseases
Previously in the business of snapping supermodels, a chance meeting at a bus stop made this fashion photographer look again at young people affected visibly by genetic disease.
My husband, Andrew Marr, had a stroke. Now I know it could happen to anybody
Strokes among men aged 40 to 54 have rocketed in 15 years, yet the resources available to treat and rehabilitate are painfully scarce. This must change
Autism and ill health: how to spot the subtle signs that something is wrong
People with autism and learning disabilities can die up to 20 years prematurely. So how can we help carers and health workers diagnose illness in non-verbal patients?
Lucy Glennon: what her life tells us about the real effects of cuts for disabled people
The writer and disability activist has died at the age of 29, having faced the excruciating pain of her condition with bravery and humour. But she also had first-hand experience of how welfare rules are making life tougher for the most vulnerable
Farewell Lucy Glennon. A brilliant writer, campaigner and ‘total badass’
Lucy had the rare skin condition epidermolysis bullosa, but she never let it quell her anarchic spirit. Please do share your memories in the thread below
After hated Atos quits, will Maximus make work assessments less arduous?
Amelia Gentleman: Bombarded with abuse and with its reputation tarnished, Atos has bought its way out of its £400m state contract to assess if benefit claimants are fit to work. A new company, Maximus, is taking over. Who is behind it – and will they do anything differently?
‘I spent my life believing I had cerebral palsy’
Harriet Sherwood: When David Hayes was five, a doctor told his mother he was brain-damaged. He proved the doctor wrong, going on to become vice-chair of Scope. But only recently did he discover he had been misdiagnosed …
A glimmer of hope for children facing blindness
The families of 21 children are raising money to speed up research into a rare form of retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that is robbing their kids of sight. David Bradford reports
Parenting without legs: a leap of confidence
Richard Pollins: Being born with no legs meant even daily activities such as climbing stairs and using escalators were initially daunting. But then came a new challenge – coping with a baby