Our Body review – a brave, unblinking, hospital’s-eye view of women’s health
Documentarist Claire Simon films women, including herself, receiving care in a women’s health, obstetrics and gynaecology ward at a Parisian hospital
Mental health leave offered to Taiwanese students as youth suicides double
Scheme allows three days off each term as high school stress and depression rates soar
One energy drink a month increases risk of disturbed sleep, study finds
People consuming cans daily sleep half an hour less than those drinking occasionally or never, researchers say
Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’
Bone strength is set in childhood so better park access could prevent fractures in older people, study finds
Society preaches kindness – unless you’re fat. Why is fatphobia still on the rise?
It shouldn’t be controversial to expect equal treatment in education, employment and healthcare – whatever the size of your body, says author and philosopher Kate Manne
Rob da Bank hopes to make Isle of Wight a sauna hotspot – with a spare from Finland
The DJ waxes lyrical about the benefits of sweating profusely and is a step closer to creating the UK’s ‘sauna isle’
Adele says staying in sunny LA staves off seasonal depression
Singer, who reportedly bought $58m property last year, says she also gets left alone in Los Angeles
The buddy boost: how ‘accountability partners’ make you healthy, happy and more successful
The idea of a friend who helps you commit to your goals is growing in popularity – whether you want to get fit, write a novel or build your business
‘They thought I had cancer’: painkiller banned in UK linked to Britons’ deaths in Spain
Patients’ group says reactions to metamizole can cause sepsis and organ failure – and British and Irish people are at higher risk
Giraffepods, hot masks and a massage pillow: testing Japan’s answers to the perfect power nap
In a country where more than 40% get less than six hours’ sleep a night and millions nap at work, new ways to grab forty winks are big business