How to cut and look after your nails correctly

Keep them short, don’t be afraid to file – and remember to moisturise, says a leading dermatologist

Wellness is swallowing the fashion industry whole. Should I switch camps?

To be fair, my beat has had a good innings. For a hundred years, it has made billions of pounds out of selling us stuff that boosts our self-esteem

Health secretary wants NHS to roll out genetic tests to detect diseases

Matt Hancock hails ‘game-changer’ but critics raise racial bias and ‘fatalism’ concerns

Social media addiction is not natural or normal – but is it really a disease?

We should be focusing on living with Facebook et al, rather then abandoning, restricting or censoring it, says technology writer Roisin Kiberd

Why the NHS wants patients to poo, pee and be sick

The health service is ditching words such as faeces, urine and vomit in favour of simpler language that everyone can understand

Do not fear the smear: how to overcome anxiety about cervical screening

Many women, particularly those who have survived sexual abuse, are scared of being tested. But there are ways to change this, from asking for a smaller speculum to singing Frozen hits

UK’s top gynaecologist spearheads women’s health task force

Lesley Regan argues maternity checks ignore lifelong health, letting women fall through the cracks

Upright Go: a device that buzzes if you dare to slouch, like a slap from your mother

The little box sticks to your back and alerts you when your posture worsens. But at what cost to your dignity?

Good Reasons for Bad Feelings review – a new approach to mental disorder

Randolph Nesse’s insightful book suggests that conditions such as anxiety and depression have a clear evolutionary purpose

Nicci Gerrard: ‘Dementia is more scary when you try not to think about it’

The Observer journalist on her father’s dementia, caring for campaigners, and facing her fears in her new book