Do we really ‘hold tension’ in our hips?

The idea is popular in wellness circles, but experts say there’s no evidence that trauma uniquely affects the hips. Here’s what causes hip tightness and what can help

‘I want to do everything I can to head off dementia’: why demand for the shingles vaccine is soaring

Could a drug intended to prevent painful rashes also protect our brains as we get older? The signs are promising – but not conclusive. Yet that’s enough to be driving a boom in shingles jabs

I’m a personal trainer. This compact dumbbell set is the best addition to my home gym

If you want to step up your strength training at home, snag this compact set at a deal

‘Cancer is tripling and will keep increasing’: first African to lead global action against disease ready for battle

With cancer cases rising fastest in poorer countries, Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, president-elect of the Union for International Cancer Control, says Africa needs investment in research, diagnosis and prevention

The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later

From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health

Shortages of crucial HIV medicines due to aid cuts are a ‘warning’, say experts

More than half of organisations providing HIV care surveyed by International Planned Parenthood Federation said they had run out of stock at some point during past 12 months

My relationship with food was broken. Then I killed my own dinner

For years, eating was something to control, fear or regret. After I hunted my first deer, I started to see fat, hunger and my own body in a different light

‘Self-healing’ coach who was banned from working in Australia to speak in UK

Barbara O’Neill has previously claimed that cancer is a fungus that can be treated with bicarbonate soda

Underlying causes of recurrent bacterial vaginosis identified by Australian scientists

Melbourne researchers behind previous BV transmission breakthrough turn attention to understanding why some cases are harder to cure

Thursday briefing: The long, long wait for a male contraceptive pill may soon be over

In today’s newsletter: Reversible male hormonal contraception could reach the market within five to 10 years. But why has this development been so slow?