Ban underfed and underage models in fashion, MPs urged

Modelling agencies defiant as parliamentary group on body image hears of girls living on just popcorn and hidden nature of eating disorders

Expect more teenage pregnancies and STIs as public health cuts kick in

Slicing money out of local prevention services is ‘economically nonsensical’, completely undermining the pledge to pump billions into the NHS

Female MPs call for breastfeeding to be allowed in House of Commons

Move may be ‘ridiculously controversial’ but it is necessary to get more women into parliament, says Labour MP Jess Phillips

Gay men need clear information about ‘chemsex’, not messages about morality

When health professionals and the media talk about gay sex as an emergency health issue, they may actually encourage risky behaviour

How the spending review should look if the government wants a happier Britain

If George Osborne set out public expenditure with national wellbeing in mind, what would policy on education, health and crime look like?

‘It was the scariest thing I’ve ever done’: the Irish women forced to travel for abortions

Every year, thousands of women come from Ireland to England for abortions – illegal at home, and punishable in Northern Ireland by life imprisonment. These are their stories

One in three gym users take drugs or supplements to lose weight – study

One in 20 use amphetamine for same purpose, survey reveals, with many feeling pressured to achieve a certain body image

Mindfulness has huge health potential – but McMindfulness is no panacea

Britain’s robust cross-party parliamentary report on the benefits of mindfulness is a model to legislators across the developed world: this ‘way of being’ is no quick fix

Mindfulness in the mainstream: an old solution to modern problems

Leading mindfulness expert Mark Williams will brief MPs on how meditation could drastically improve the UK’s wellbeing and productivity

Happiness vs GDP: can wellbeing statistics find a place in political debate?

Despite David Cameron’s support and a £2m cheque, wellbeing measurement is struggling to make inroads in politics