Are we not, like Anthony Weiner, caught in a web of desire?

Daniel Denvir: The hypocrisy over the New York congressman's shame is epic: the reality of online sexual liaison is that almost everyone's at it

Why won’t the pope let women protect themselves from HIV?

Nancy Goldstein: As the UN reviews its HIV/Aids strategy, papal representatives are putting doctrine before African women's health

25,000 Big Macs: burger a day keeps the doctor away (since 1972)

McDonald's restaurant in Wisconsin unfurls banner to mark loyal customer Don Gorske's 25,000th burger

Single payer health: it’s only fair

Bernie Sanders: US healthcare is grossly distorted by waste and profit, while millions go uninsured. Americans deserve full universal coverage

What we’re not being told about Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan

Dean Baker: The mainstream media has failed to report that the Ryan plan is a privatisation programme that will hand $30tn to insurers

Democrats must draw the line on Medicare

Michael Tomasky: Defending Medicare from the Republicans is not just about healthcare, but the future of America itself

What’s the secret of long life?

Open thread: Walter Breuning, who was the world's oldest man, has died aged 114, leaving some tips for longevity. We'd like to hear yours

Meet Mr Wong – the happiest person in America

Male, tall, Asian-American, at least 65 years old with children . . . how a New York Times/Gallup poll tracked down the embodiment of true happiness

Michelle Obama’s breastfeed plan attacked by Tea Party’s leading ladies

Rightwingers Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann scorn US first lady's effort to give tax breaks to mothers for breast pumps

Cosmetic surgery in American hotel leads to death of British woman

Suspected illegal backstreet 'surgeons' operated on 20-year-old who complained of chest pains after buttock procedure