The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Devi Sridhar on how to tackle the drop in birthrates globally

It was a royal first at Buckingham Palace.

Letters: Doctors including Zachary Tait and Rupal Shah, and recently bereaved readers Jo Fisher and Rebecca Howling, respond to Adrian Chiles’s column on how his father spent two of the last days of his life alone and distressed in A&E, for no good reason

You are statistically more likely to die on your birthday. But why?

Infinite Dignity declaration reaffirms church’s position on gender reassignment, abortion and euthanasia

Vivienne Groom was threatened with a prison term despite a call-handler saying she did not need to declare her 16-hour a week job

Rules around earning limits for people in receipt of carer’s allowance risk them unknowingly racking up debt to DWP

DWP is forcing tens of thousands of people looking after relatives to repay huge sums after buildup of erroneous overpayments

A week’s break would have made a huge difference to me when my mum had cancer – and so would recognition of carers’ vital role, says the author Emily Kenway

Juan Vicente Perez attributed his long life ‘working hard, going to bed early and drinking a glass of strong liquor’

IIT Madras study reveals equitable access to C-section in Tamil Nadu, but high rates in private hospitals, urging corrective action.