Tongue-scrapers, mouthwash and flossing: the dentists’ guide to cleaning your teeth properly

How long should you spend brushing? Will whitening damage your teeth? And what toothpaste should I use? As patients struggle to get checkups, here’s everything you need to know about oral hygiene

Experience: I punctured my lung by eating cereal

I’d got through about a third when I felt an excruciating pain under my shoulder

I’ve got a seven-month-old baby. How do I make sure she doesn’t feel the same body shame I did?

Bracing a child for a bad outcome can teach them to expect it, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Fortunately time is on your side

Poor sleep may hinder attempts to maintain weight loss, study finds

Trial seems to add to body of evidence about health risks of not getting enough sleep or poor quality sleep

One down, 39,136 to go: the explorers who walk every street in their city

You don’t really know an urban landscape until you’ve visited all of it on foot – from slums to beauty spots. Just ask the thousands of ‘every-single-streeters’

A moment that changed me: I went to a party – and spent all evening with the host’s puppy

After that fateful night, I bought McNulty, a cavalier King Charles spaniel who has been my constant companion for 13 years

Wearing shoes inside the house is gross – and there’s science to back that up

Walking barefoot can boost your circulation, improve sleep quality and reduce inflammation, pain and tension, reflexologists say

‘I can’t imagine getting married with those teeth’: how Britain fell for adult braces

Lockdowns and video calls have boosted demand for ‘invisible’ teeth aligners. But what do you get for your £1,500 to £4,000? And are some health experts right to be concerned?

How to rebuild a life after the death of a partner

Losing someone you love dearly is devastating, but the bond couples shared in life is vital to those who live on, says Juliet Rosenfeld

How will we count the cost of having a baby during a pandemic?

For everyone who went through a birth in the early days of lockdown, the longer-term effects and anxieties will take years to process, says Eva Wiseman