What I Wish People Knew About Dementia by Wendy Mitchell review – a book of hope

Wendy Mitchell’s good-humoured practical guide to living with dementia has a deeper, more existential message for all of us: connect, forgive, accept and live

If you don’t like it, go private: what my maternity clinic said over scans delay

After a raft of prenatal check-ups were cancelled because of Covid staff shortages, one mother asked how other mums fared. The replies shocked her

‘My son cowers when a shopkeeper says hello’ – are the toddlers of Covid all right?

Babies born in the first lockdown are now turning two, and have only ever known a world of masks and isolation. What will be the long-term impact?

Cold baths, cherry juice and sleep: the secret to staying fit in your 40s

Despite aching backs and stiff joints, a growing number of elite athletes – from Zlatan Ibrahimović to Serena Williams – are pushing the clock back. So why can’t you? We ask the experts how to do it

How Covid killed the one-night stand – and made us all kinkier

Restrictions starved us of intimacy – and the data suggests we found it not in one-off fumbles, but rather by getting experimental in bed

From vaginal laser treatment to spa breaks – it’s the great menopause gold rush

From symptoms apps and cosmetics to vaginal laser treatment, the market is flooded with products and procedures aimed at menopausal women. But will this new-found choice improve their lives?

‘I had this strong feeling that my face was disfigured’ – Kitty Wallace, the body dysmorphic sufferer turned campaigner

Her early life was blighted by the condition, until a TV documentary changed everything. Now, she works for the UK’s leading support group

Dogs, daily delights and ditching Twitter: could a ‘fun-tervention’ improve my life – in just one month?

The author of a new book says having more fun builds resilience and will help get us through the next stage of the pandemic. But can she get me out of my funk?

Middle-age spread: it might not be as bad as you think

According to new data, some obese people are healthier than others because they store fat under the skin, not around their vital organs

Can a sick note make you better? Dr Gavin Francis on the power of convalescence

After serious illness, busy lives mean a proper convalescence is now a rarity. But a full and proper recovery takes time. GP and writer Gavin Francis reveals why a sick note can be a ‘powerful prescription’