Ditch gym fees: the best ways to get fit at no (or little) cost

From free parkruns to YouTube videos or apps, you can get active without having to spend much

Black babies stillborn at almost twice rate of white babies, ONS figures show

Campaigners call for greater research into why there are such stark variations in England and Wales

Poverty in UK could increase death rates during or after pregnancy, warns WHO

Britain is falling behind European countries for mortality among mothers, and suicide is the leading cause of postpartum death

Postpartum psychosis: new mothers speak out over need for support

Mania and depression can set in very quickly after a baby is born but care across the UK is patchy

I’m an expert in public health. Which is why, aged 38, I’ve qualified as a personal trainer

After working under intense pressure and scrutiny during the pandemic, I’m helping people with the most effective health intervention there is – exercise, says Devi Sridhar, Edinburgh University’s chair of global public health

UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns

Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodation

UK workers face return to 2006 real-term wages in ‘highly challenging’ 2023

PwC predicts increase in divorces, slide in house prices and drop in happiness index

‘The shaman asks my spirit guides to gently cleanse me’

As the census reveals a twelve-fold rise in followers of shamanism, Amelia Hill experiences a healing ceremony

Plant-based diet can cut bowel cancer risk in men by 22%, says study

Researchers find no such link for women, suggesting connection between diet and bowel cancer is clearer for men

My US hellscape or broken Britain: where would you rather seek healthcare?

It’s insurance renewal time again – when I discuss cover in New York, hear tales of NHS woe in the UK, and wonder which is worse, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes