The risks of operating included blindness, deafness, infection and stroke. Who would emerge on the other side, I wondered
Health secretary’s move intended to push NHS leaders to achieve government’s 18-week non-urgent treatment ‘milestone’
Surgeon-general calls for more prominent warning labels on drinks to raise awareness of the link
Take it to the mat
NHS data shows number of people in hospital with the illness has quadrupled over past month
An impending midlife milestone prompts one writer to update his bucket list
Find out why Alexa Chung, Jamie Dornan and Harry and Meghan are fans of this man’s needles
The journalist, author and phone addict was looking for an experience to galvanise her – instead she learned the benefits of being looked after
PureGym and The Gym Group say plenty of opportunities remain as cost-conscious consumers try to keep fit
Experts say crackdowns on single-use products may have limited impact on growing industry
Medical tech is increasingly mainstream but needs path to profitability
As sleep becomes commoditised, luxury, beauty and wellness brands want to cash in
The FT’s ‘resident contrarian’ explores the wilder shores of wellness
Access to information could be increased by centralising anonymised records
New research and changing social attitudes may usher in a low-booze era in the US
The progress of new discoveries must be celebrated
The writer found fitness – and herself – in a spin class
From racks to rollers, these are your exercise equipment must-haves
Lack of routine testing means thousands of youngsters could be suffering from effects, say experts
HTSI writers choose the best tables, exhibitions, shopping and wellness destinations to start the year
Fabulous – fully open – hotels in Tuscany, Nice and St Tropez
As their diets worsen, young people are suffering increasing levels of malnutrition and obesity. Can the UK turn the tide?
Autolus hopes its less gruelling Car-T treatment for a type of leukaemia will allow it to compete with bigger rivals
Trieste’s community-based approach to mental illness contrasts with the large institutions of countries such as Japan
Research shows that for companies, investing in employee wellbeing pays off
