Pressure and job insecurity felt by UK workers at 20-year high
Survey reveals British employees' concerns over pay and their lack of control in the workplace
Clinical anxiety is becoming a worry
Huma Qureshi: Generalised anxiety disorder affects one in 20 adults, and there is increasing concern about how it is diagnosed and treated
How do you recover from jet lag?
Jet lag can really take the edge off an exciting long-haul holiday, or exacerbate the post-break blues. But remedies are at hand
Much ado about body taboo…
Viv Groskop: Angelina Jolie announced her double mastectomy, and Romola Garai talked about her post-birth stitches. Here's to more broken body taboos…
This column will change your life: it’s good to tut
'Daily life is a finely calibrated system of justice,' says Oliver Burkeman, 'with violators constantly sanctioned by a volunteer police force, to which we all belong'
I discovered I had colon cancer while I was pregnant
At 31, Matilda Tristram was looking forward to having her first baby. Then she discovered she had cancer. Her comic chronicling the experience is raw, funny and still unfolding. Interview by Zoe Williams
Facing blindness by seeing the funny side
David Bradford: The prospect of going blind isn't funny, but – as I've learned from those who know – not taking it too seriously could help me cope with my sight loss
‘Recessions can hurt, but austerity kills’
In the US, more than five million people have lost access to health care. In Greece, there's a 200% increase in HIV cases. And in some of the worst-hit countries, suicide rates are up. David Stuckler, author of an explosive new book, says the facts speak for themselves
Dengue fever rise prompts doctors to warn of insect bites abroad
Travellers to far east and Caribbean told to be on lookout for warning signs after cases of tropical disease rise threefold
Why, unlike Angelina Jolie, I delayed having a preventive mastectomy
On discovering I had an 80% chance of ovarian or breast cancer, I decided to have my ovaries removed but not my breasts – and then learned I had breast cancer
Back pain: should I ask my doctor for a course of antibiotics?
Recent studies have found links between bacteria and some cases of chronic back pain, but research is still in its early stages
Breath tests targeting smoking in pregnancy backed by midwives
Royal College of Midwives says tests could help show women the potential damage that smoking can cause to their baby
Type 2 diabetes and the diet that cured me
After receiving a shock diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, I followed an extremely low-calorie eating plan and saw my blood sugar levels rapidly return to normal
This column will change your life: don’t let your imaginary friends lead you astray
'When you conclude that you're having more or less sex than other people, remember those "others" exist, first and foremost, in your head,' says Oliver Burkeman