The Health Report

New research suggests pregnancy doesn’t impair the brain—it reshapes it, refining memory, attention, and emotional awareness in ways that can last for years.

Shedding inches off your waistline has never been easier thanks to the dawn of jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro. It is keeping the weight off which remains many people’s biggest challenge. But scientists hope they have found the answer. Walking 8,241 steps a day after losing weight is the key to avoiding putting the pounds back on. Research being presented at this week’s European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul looked at 14 randomised controlled trials involving 3,758 people from the UK, US,

Your morning drink of choice may have a positive effect on how you age.

Dr. Howard Tucker left behind an impressive legacy. At 103, he was named the oldest doctor in the world — and quite possibly the happiest. Shortly before passing away, he shared his rules for living a long, happy and healthy life. They're very simple, he says.

Experts explain which habits may harm your brain health—and what to do instead.

The most consequential questions of our era are rarely economic. They are questions of the interior: How do we hold ourselves together when the world is fragmenting? How do we rest in a culture that rewards relentless motion? How do we love and connect without losing ourselves? The June 2026 edition

Experts explain how this common practice can damage your liver.

You may think of the high-fat, low-carb eating plan as a faddish way to lose weight. But the keto diet is now being used to tackle conditions from severe depression to bipolar disorder and anorexia, with transformative results