Jamie Oliver: ‘No one understands me. No one’
The TV chef and campaigner explains why nothing will deter him in his fight to improve school dinners
Why Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies is in rude health
Voyeuristic, sensationalist, revolting… Embarrassing Bodies is accused of being all of these. So why are people prepared to share their unsightly medical problems with a record-breaking TV audience?
Stop this slut-shaming
Laurie Penny: The word sexualisation is a troubling cultural shorthand – it sends girls an unhelpful message
Young patients turn to blogs to make cancer public
Three young people explain how writing a blog helps them explore their feelings about what it's like to live with the disease
Marie Stopes launches first UK TV ads for abortion services
Controversial campaign aims to 'empower women to reach confident, informed decisions about their sexual health'. By Mark Sweney
Abortion ad blocked in Northern Ireland
Channel 4 has banned Marie Stopes advert from being broadcast in Northern Ireland, where abortion is still illegal
Abortion services to be advertised on UK television for first time
Planned screening provokes an enthusiastic welcome from advocates of women's sexual health, and outrage from anti-abortion groups
Cancer scare headlines are not new
Richard Evans: Scientists and journalists have been publishing overblown reports for a century – no wonder people still don't trust them
Skinny male mannequins raise eating disorder fears
Eating disorder campaigners say mannequins with 27in waists portray unrealistic image and may encourage men to starve
Is the end of the Happy Meal in sight?
Officials in Santa Clara county, California, have voted to ban the practice of giving away free toys to children with unhealthy restaurant meals. Is this a step in the right direction?