Wellness is a seductive lie – and it is changing how we treat illness

In desperate need of hydrotherapy, Abi Palmer went to a sanatorium – and found herself surrounded by luxury. How has health been sold as a lifestyle choice?

My elderly enclave is more connected than ever, but we crave the personal touch

During lockdown, the internet has been the big winner, even among us crumblies. But can we wean ourselves off it, asks voluntary worker Stewart Dakers

I’ve been ill for months, but I still don’t know if it is Covid-19

I’ve had a fever, a cough and breathlessness since February, and been in and out of hospital. If it isn’t coronavirus, what is it?

‘This man knows he’s dying as surely as I do’: a doctor’s dispatches from the NHS frontline

As lockdown is relaxed, many in the NHS are left reeling. Palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke shares her experience working with coronavirus patients, and her fears of a second wave

‘Hero bikes’: how free bicycles are transforming the lives of Scotland’s key workers

The Bike Station, a Scottish bicycle recycling charity, is offering free bikes to NHS staff and other key workers during the coronanvirus crisis. Photographs by Murdo MacLeod

I’m a GP who got coronavirus because I had no PPE. I feel guilty but also angry

We were left unprotected and felt like we were going into a battlefield. I don’t think our profession will ever be the same

‘I started shouting at the midwives’: the stress of giving birth under lockdown

Having a baby is always nerve-racking – and women now have unexpected worries to contend with. New mothers share their stories of ‘incredible’ midwives, and the joy and pain of giving birth during a pandemic

Trust is essential in these times. But Boris Johnson is not a man to be trusted

The prime minister has shown a woeful lack of responsibility as the Covid-19 pandemic has escalated

‘I’m wearing a face mask’: how doctors deal with the coronavirus risk in their daily lives

What should we all be doing to stop coronavirus from spreading? High-profile medics on how they have changed their everyday routine