How putting NHS staff first is making hospitals better

Yoga, pilates and Dragons’ Den-style contests are among a host of innovations that are turning around failing trusts

So we are supposed to diet – but not to get ‘diet face’?

Jenni Murray says she doesn’t want to shed more pounds for fear of looking gaunt. When it comes to society’s obsession with weight, women just can’t win, writes Suzanne Moore

Teenagers need to know where love stops and abusive relationships start

Young people should be taught the difference between real romance and coercive control, says author Holly Bourne

Rabbits may hold key to solving mystery of human female orgasm

Study suggests climax may be an evolutionary hangover – but crucial questions remain

I returned to uni for freshers’ week 20 years after leaving. Here’s what has changed

There’s more teetotalism – and students are more likely to have a job. As term begins, our writer visits Glasgow, her alma mater, to hear the hopes and fears of four first-years

Five ways to recover from flu

If you feel that you’re coming down with flu, then quick action and some simple measures could make all the difference

Britain claims it protects girls from FGM. So why are we deporting them?

The government cares more about its immigration targets than vulnerable girls, says human rights barrister Charlotte Proudman

How a pioneering study of child health has influenced a generation of parents

Prof Jean Golding has been tracking the ‘Children of the 90s’ for nearly 30 years, most recently finding a 50% increase in rates of prenatal depression

Would you recognise a gradual-onset heart attack?

We think of an attack as a ‘big bang’, but the symptoms can build over hours or days – and even doctors can misinterpret them

Breaking and Mending by Joanna Cannon review – clinical diagnosis

A compelling view of modern medicine