My partner is pregnant – and the cost of giving birth in the US is stressing me out

It is the most expensive country in the world to have a baby, there is no way of knowing the bill in advance, and you can potentially be charged just for holding your newborn, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Q&A: Does handwashing stem the transmission of Covid-19?

Airborne droplets are more likely to spread coronavirus than touch, scientists believe

Exercise can help prevent cancers, new research finds

Obesity could soon overtake smoking as the main preventable cancer risk

The model who made Instagram apologise: Alexandra Cameron’s best photograph

‘My first picture of Nyome Nicholas-Williams was removed by Instagram. This one was taken as a celebration after it agreed to change its policy’

CBD will go on sale in Australia, but first manufacturers will have to prove it works

While CBD has been approved for over-the-counter sale, there are regulatory hurdles to clear before it actually appears in pharmacies

Close-ups, cats and clutter: what the online yoga teacher saw

Teaching via Instagram and Zoom is both more and less intimate than a real-life class

‘Inactivity is an ongoing pandemic’: the life-saving impact of moving your body

Even before Covid, four in 10 British adults were so immobile they risked their long-term health. But even small bursts of activity can bring huge benefits

Can exercise really release trauma stored in your body?

Ignore your inner cynic and try bioenergetics, which focuses on repairing damage caused by repressed emotion from the past

‘I’m stressed. I shout. Can I do better?’: experts advise on pandemic parenting

Struggling to stay calm and positive? We’re here to help

‘It has cost me 14 teeth’: Readers on soft drink addiction – and how to beat it

Fizzy, caffeinated drinks are on sale everywhere, and for many people it can become difficult to function without them. Is cold turkey the only way out?