A new age guru is running for president? That’s 2019 in a nutshell
She’s Oprah Winfrey’s spiritual guide and calls herself a ‘bitch for God’. Now Marianne Williamson is chasing the 2020 Democratic nomination
UK classrooms take lessons from Sandy Hook school shooting
A bereaved American mother is bringing her emotional learning programme, downloaded in 60 countries, to British schools
What’s leading more teens to try vaping? Study finds ‘alarming’ rise
Research shows 1.3 million more teens vaped in 2018 over last year, however cigarette smoking fell to its lowest level since 1975
My nightmare before Christmas in three words: ‘health insurance renewal’
For Americans, tis the season to conduct a grim survey of booby-trapped rip-offs masquerading as insurance ‘options’, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Mattress firm tells customers beds do not record them sleeping
Privacy policy reference to collecting audio alarmed Sleep Number’s customers
Western lifestyle may cause blood pressure to rise with age
Study of remote communities in Venezuelan rainforest sheds fresh light on hypertension
Spike in premature births among Latinas linked to Trump’s win
Premature births among Latinas increased from 7.3% to 8.4% according to New York City health department research
The Guardian view on big data and insurance: knowing too much
Editorial: Insurance depends on the pooling of risk but big data may drain that pool
Weight Watchers plans tech rebrand to take on wellness industry
Under the name ‘WW’ the US-listed firm hopes to broaden its appeal as diets begin to wane
‘Would that all journeys were on foot’: writers on the joy of walking
Will Self on London, Fran Lebowitz on New York, Helen Garner on Melbourne and other writers’ love letters to urban pedestrianism