When I delivered the worst of news to my dying patient, she cried – but not about her prognosis |...

We like to think patients judge us for our medical acumen but, in fact, they observe the words we say, the empathy we show and the kindness we offer

Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60

US findings suggesting ageing is not a slow and steady process could explain spikes in health issues at certain ages

Fishmongers’ Hall heroes in housing project for ex-inmates

Many prisoners are homeless after release but former inmate and probation worker want to fix that

Scottish artist receives hundreds of copies of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four in the post

People around the world have sent the book, with their personal stories, to Edinburgh for an installation to mark its publication 75 years ago

The forever wound: how could I become a mother when my own mother died so young?

What broke me as a child was my mother’s death from breast cancer. But around that shattering, I became a person – and learned how to parent my son

Do you have an ‘emotionally immature parent’? How a nine-year-old book found a new, younger audience

Therapist Lindsay Gibson’s 2015 book has sold over a million copies and its message has soared on social media. What does it mean?

‘Chronic traumatic stress disorder’: the Palestinian psychiatrist challenging western definitions...

Chair of the Palestinian ministry of health’s mental health unit says the clinical definition of PTSD does not fit the reality in Gaza

Paranoia and polyrhythms: Talking Heads’ greatest songs – ranked!

As an all-star version of 1984’s Stop Making Sense is released, we run down the band’s best tracks, from the beautiful Dream Operator to the existential crisis of Once in a Lifetime

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