True romance: how to keep the love alive when sex has gone

Fantasising about other people? Wishing your partner was younger or fitter? It doesn’t have to spell the end of the relationship

Knuckle-cracking is fine – and bad weather doesn’t make arthritis worse: nine myths about your joints busted

Research shows how to avoid joint pain through healthier living and eating, so stop worrying about rain and take vitamin D

I feel smug in yoga class, but is hypermobility a blessing or a curse?

Simone Biles and Michael Phelps are among those with excessively mobile joints. But will this leave them prone to pain and falls in older age? Not if they stay strong and active, research suggests

Intermittent fasting: what is it, how does it work – and is it right for you?

From the 5:2 diet to Rishi Sunak’s 36 hours of abstinence, IF has taken off, with claims that it will make you fitter, smarter and even younger. What do the experts say?

‘It felt like somebody had hit a hammer through my knee’: the crisis of ACL injuries in women’s football

As the popularity of women’s football continues to grow, so does the incidence of serious knee injury. What is going on and can the risk be reduced?

Labour considers ban on sale of energy drinks to children

Measure has been proposed for inclusion in election manifesto amid rising health concerns for young people

I lost my baby – and apologised to the midwife for taking up her time. Here’s why

I was making a documentary about the UK’s midwife crisis when I lost my baby. By then I had heard time and again about understaffing, depression, burnout …

‘At 45, I grieved the idea of motherhood. Then, by pure fluke, I was pregnant’

After miscarriages and IVF, I decided I was done. A few days later, I found out I was expecting, and the beautiful dismantling of my old life began

Should I worry about microplastics?

These tiny particles are polluting the planet, including our bodies. How bad for us are they really?

Loss of confidence at work can be debilitating but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence

Switching off at home, mastering hobbies and greater control over workload can all help improve self-doubt at work