Paul Gordon obituary
Other lives: Psychotherapist, author and campaigner determined to improve people’s lives
Why worry about your body falling apart at 44 or 60 when you could fret about your brain at 58 or 70?
What’s more depressing than the thought of a long, slow decline in health? The thought of several short, sharp declines, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington
Ouch! Solving the riddle of pain
We all know what hurts, but why is it so difficult to describe? Emma Cook meets the neurologists attempting to answer one of medicine’s hardest questions
‘At 98, I wouldn’t be so sharp without puzzles’: do crosswords and quizzes really boost your brain power?
We’re told that they give us a mental workout, but the evidence suggests it’s a bit more complicated …
Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds
Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’
Rage, race and good looks: the forces behind the lionization of a murder suspect
Reaction to Brian Thompson’s killing shocked pundits but a polarized US is united in contempt for health system
Steven Bartlett accused of amplifying dangerous health claims on his podcast
Experts say Dragons’ Den star’s Diary of a CEO podcast contained unfounded claims, including that evidence-based medication is ‘toxic’ for patients
‘Just do something you enjoy!’ Have official targets made exercise a chore – and happiness more elusive?
We all know roughly how many minutes we should be spending getting sweaty every week, thanks to repeated messages from national governments and the World Health Organization. When it comes to mental health, the picture is a lot less clear
Readers reply: When is laughter the best medicine?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
My daughter could have died. I blame US insurance companies
I asked my doctor for a shot to protect my premature daughter against RSV. Then we realized we didn’t qualify for insurance