The Health Report

A lab technician in Russia has possibly died of the plague. Here's what to know about the infectious disease.

The federal government launched a nationwide consultation earlier this year to try and determine why boys and men’s health is suffering. Data they reported on shows a country of young men self-reporting higher rates of depression and anxiety — and experts say the online manosphere is making things worse.

Spoiler: Sitting still and hoping it goes away isn’t the answer.

A teenage boy went into surgery for a broken arm and emerged with brain damage. His mother was determined to figure out what had happened.

A third of British boys and men encounter porn in childhood, yet its long-term effects are criminally understudied. Is a prudish refusal to engage with the issue putting men at risk? ‘I remember it vividly,’ says Ollie *, of the first time he laid eyes on porn. He was aged 10, in the mid-2000s, and had been messing around on a school friend’s computer when they mischievously typed ‘naked women’ into Google. ‘We ended up on a porn site with a picture of a woman lying down,’ recalls the now 30-

Advice about mindful eating, enjoying exercise and getting good-quality sleep was at least as effective for treating depression as cognitive behavioural therapy

Feverish babies in hospital are often assumed to have a serious bacterial infection and are treated with antibiotics. But a test that gauges whether the infection is bacterial or viral, which tend to be milder, could prevent unnecessary drug use

A patch that measures levels of two reproductive hormones in sweat has shown promise for predicting ovulation in a small study

Therapy and drugs are the go-to options for improving mental health. But psychologist Kimberley Wilson argues that what we eat also has a crucial role to play

A modern approach to healthcare considers much more than illness

Xylitol is found in everything from chewing gum to yogurt. Experts explain who should be concerned and whether you need to cut back

For most adults, too little sleep carries serious health risks. But rare natural short sleepers may be biologically wired to accomplish the same restorative work in far less time.

Doctors are seeing more cases of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) than ever before. Now they need to figure out how to treat it.

A new book reveals how the pressures a generation faces have led to a global fertility crisis

A new study shows that stretching your calf muscles improves cardiovascular health. Here are the ways to exercise without breaking a sweat

Research reveals how inflammatory compounds in processed meats may be driving the alarming rise in early-onset cancer.