Ultra-processed foods: what are they and what are the risks to health?

UPFs account for 57% of calories consumed in the UK and have been associated with increases in serious diseases

Having bipolar made my pregnancy ‘high risk’. But all mothers deserve an elevated level of care

Pregnancy comes with mental health risk for all women. And so many of us downplay our own needs and wants once a baby is on the scene

Should I worry about working out too hard?

Push your body too much and you could end up in A&E – or worse. But how much is too much? And which activities are most likely to end in tears?

Thursday briefing: What the UK’s first womb transplant means for the future of fertility

In today’s newsletter: does the UK’s first successful womb transplant mean that men could one day carry babies?

‘Agents of change’: Kenya’s traditional midwives help cut deaths of mothers

Kenya has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates but rural birth attendants are now helping make deliveries safer

Our secret superpower! 16 amazing facts about sweat, from armpit transplants to artificial BO

Why do we perspire? Do men do it more than women? Can you really ‘sweat out the toxins’? Here’s all you need to know

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop calls it ‘legendary’. But would you pay £22 for a loaf of bread?

There are 16 ingredients in the Happy Tummy Loaf, including chia seeds and ‘generatively farmed’ egg. But even if it can give you ‘perfect poos’, it’s not exactly a bargain

Women with poor mental health ‘have 50% higher risk of preterm birth’

Study of more than 2m pregnancies in England found link between severity of mental health difficulties and adverse outcomes at birth

The psychological immune system: four ways to bolster yours – and have a happier, calmer life

All of us will experience pain and stress, but the brain has some smart ways to protect us. Here is how to get prepared for periods of adversity

‘I thought of all the times I’d had to shout and my heart shrivelled up’: life with my hearing-impaired father

Their relationship was marked by confusion and frustration – until an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills prompted author Katherine Heiny to take her father for a hearing test