Health

'Is nonstick cookware safe?' What do you want to know about kitchen and food safety?

We’ll be hosting a live Q&A on 26 October at 12pm ET on the Guardian US site with guest expert Rachel Sherman, research chef and project manager at the Drexel Food Lab

The pet I’ll never forget: Orlando was paralysed and almost died

He had tetanus and I was brokenhearted when it seemed as if he wouldn’t pull through. But he worked hard, made a full recovery and helped to change someone’s life

'When they listen to this song, they know food is coming': Burrolandia, a donkey obsession

Twenty years ago, Germán Flores founded a refuge for donkeys that faced abandonment, exploitation or slaughter, in memory of Roberto, a working donkey from his childhood. Once synonymous with the country, Mexico’s donkey population has plummeted in recent years. Burrolandia was founded in response to these dwindling numbers to provide dignified living conditions to about 100 ‘burritos’ who have suffered exploitation and abuse around Mexico

The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram

I’d become obsessed with appealing to my invisible audience. But since I ditched the app a year ago, my quieter moments have taken on brilliant new meaning

Spaghetti with lentils, and aubergine veggie-balls: Jacob Kenedy’s autumn pasta recipes

A deliciously humble lentil and spaghetti dish, and a meat-free riff on meatball pasta made with aubergine veggie-balls

Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world

Core values: the Austrian scheme bringing forgotten apple varieties back to life

Spar pilot scheme will test whether heirloom fruit can thrive in today’s commercial and environmental conditions

Warning signs could predict inflammatory bowel disease a decade before diagnosis

Antibody patterns in the blood may help doctors identify people at risk so they can be treated earlier, research shows

The Guardian view on plague in Russia: what is most worrying is the lack of information

In the three weeks since a health worker’s death in Siberia, officials have stonewalled the WHO – setting a worrying precedent for future pandemics

Six-year-old among two dead after Kansas woman drives through soccer game, with 11 more injured

Wichita police say 34-year-old truck driver from Garden City was taken into custody amid case at youth soccer game

The upside of anger: can fury be one of the deepest forms of human compassion?

Imagine anger as a sign not of moral failure or justified outrage but the desire to care for another

The kindness of strangers: After my wife died, a football club made an extraordinary gesture

My son had only played two seasons for St Mary’s Greensborough, five years earlier. I don’t know how they even got our new address but they took the time to send him a care package