Health

A job that changed me: I cried nearly every day working in aged care, then realised I could bring joy instead

I once asked a resident what she would do if she could do anything. She replied: ‘I’d run in a field’

Organ donation saves lives. The lies are going to get people killed

Organ donation is one of the most selfless acts one human being can do for another. Our nation is home to thousands of these heroes like Cpl. Jacob Douglas Robert Brandon, a proud Marine who, in his passing, gave the gift of sight to two people in need and healed countless others through tissue donation.

The FDA wants pro-life states to keep waiting

For 26 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed safety reviews for the dangerous chemical abortion drug mifepristone and defied every attempt to subject the drug to normal medical scrutiny. Still, the FDA claims, as it recently told the 5th Circuit during oral arguments in Louisiana v. FDA, pro-life states such as Louisiana lack standing to sue the agency over its chemical abortion regulations. The FDA wants further to delay scrutiny of its politicized chemical abortion regime.

‘So surreal’: woman gives birth while stuck in heavy San Francisco traffic

Doula stopped to assist couple with birth while first responders were also stuck in traffic and arrived on foot

'Planetary boundaries' necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn

New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms

‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak

‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world

What Were My Dreams Trying to Tell Me?

To make sense of my deepest experiences, I needed a new way of talking about the soul.

Jamie Oliver’s recipes for fish pie pasta bake and tomato and feta lentils

Sometimes cooking is about celebration or indulgence, but there are other times when you just need a speedy but delicious midweek meal

The Book Claiming to Teach Couples How to Select Their Baby’s Sex

The Babydust Method features advice debunked decades ago. Why have tens of thousands of people bought in?

'I lost my children, and I’m afraid of losing my baby again’: a day in the life of a pregnant woman in Gaza

Alaa lives in a tent pitched on the ruins of her house, which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike that killed all three of her children. In one month, she will give birth again.

Harry Styles walked eight miles in loafers. Is he ruining his feet? There’s only one way to find out

For his trek across New York City, the singer wore a pair of Prada slip-ons. I tried to do the same in my penny loafers – and soon found out why experts advise against it

The pet I’ll never forget: Bud, the parrot with a crisp addiction who was too fat to fly

When my husband and I adopted her, Bud had to go on a strict diet. Thankfully, she got healthy and became the diva everyone loves today