Less material consumption is not the end for business Emphasising healthy food, regular engagement with nature and physical activity could create substantial financial dividends
Work email is making us a ‘generation of idiots’. Time to switch off Einstein warned that technology could surpass human interaction. It’s happening, and workplaces have to step in when employees can’t kick the habit
Are you still paying for your birth control? That might be illegal The Obama administration has declared that health insurance companies must cover all contraception methods. Will this decision have an impact on you?
Want help with treatment costs? Get a health cash plan If you have regular dental, physio and optical needs, a pay-and-claim policy could save you money
Should I pay for family healthcare? My wife wants to join my company scheme but it will cost £700 a year
Being a desk jockey may be unhealthy, but at least it makes us feel safer An employee’s desk is an oasis of calm in the horrendous office environment. No wonder we like to stay put
Is therapy worth the cost? Guardian readers weigh in In response to our series on the personal financial expenses of mental health, readers shared their own stories and thoughts
So most women don’t wash every day – what’s the big deal? Our bodies are still more pampered than our ancestors’. But it is a shame the time for personal grooming is being squeezed out of our busy lives
Republicans hope latest anti-Obamacare bill will be first to reach president’s desk Decision to hold another seemingly meaningless vote comes ahead of more serious threat to the Act – the supreme court’s hearing of King v Burwell case
Kaiser and the state of mental health care: ‘This is a corporation that has lost its moral compass’ A week-long strike by employees of the California-based medical care provider brought attention to the struggles of people suffering from mental health problems to find adequate care. The problem, protesters say: insufficient funding