HPV vaccine: anger over decision not to extend NHS scheme to boys Health bodies condemn panel’s conclusion that more jabs against cancer-causing infection are unlikely to be cost-effective
Senior doctors call for public inquiry into use of vaginal mesh surgery in UK Experts draw comparisons with the thalidomide scandal as they reveal that traumatic complications are more common than official figures suggest
HIV treatment has come a long way – but there’s still work to do As a sexual health doctor I see a lack of funding threatens the treatment of sexually transmitted infections
Meningitis vaccine may also cut risk of ‘untreatable’ gonorrhoea, study says Bacteria causing two different illnesses belong to the same family and share much of the same genetic code providing unexpected cross protection
What does super-gonorrhoea mean for oral sex? Sex and relationship broadcaster Nichi Hodgson says that education and honesty can go a long way towards defeating this new pernicious strain
Why I wrote the sex manual I’d have loved as a teenager The Spanish YouTuber Chusita gives young people honest, down-to-earth advice on sex in her new book, This Is Not a Sex Book
Babatunde Osotimehin obituary Executive director of the United Nations Population Fund who fought against child marriage and female genital mutilation
Back, Sack & Crack (& Brain): a graphic memoir with balls From his back to his stomach to his testicles, Robert Wells had been in pain for decades – but no one in the NHS believed him. So he turned it all into a hilarious graphic novel
Can peer-led teaching help improve sex education in schools? With sexting and online abuse on the rise, UK schools are turning to young people to create an environment where pupils can speak candidly about sex