Insomnia by Marina Benjamin review – sleeplessness as resistance

Ranging from Penelope to Virginia Woolf, this study makes a case for restlessness and insomnia as acts of female rebellion

England to tackle loneliness crisis with £11.5m cash injection

More than 120 projects will receive funding to help those affected and reduce stigma

NHS to fund surgery on unborn babies with spina bifida

From April patients will be able to have prenatal procedure to repair foetus’s spine

Girl, 10, dies after female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone

Renewed calls for country to end practice after girl bleeds to death following mass initiation into secret society

Failure to reduce nation’s salt intake has killed thousands, say activists

Report shows voluntary action by food industry has seen only 52% of reduction targets met

Junk food cravings linked to lack of sleep, study suggests

Researchers say tired people are likely to view unhealthy snacks more favourably

The perfect ways to get fit – in 20 seconds, an hour or six months

Making time for exercise can be difficult because of work, family commitments or cost. Here’s how to squeeze it in, whatever your schedule

My nightmare before Christmas in three words: ‘health insurance renewal’

For Americans, tis the season to conduct a grim survey of booby-trapped rip-offs masquerading as insurance ‘options’, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

This womb transplant breakthrough could open up pregnancy to all sexes

The live birth of a baby girl in São Paulo is a medical advance that may change the definition of motherhood, says science writer Philip Ball

Sofie Hagen and Scottee: ‘Fat should be something you flaunt’

The comedian and her artist-activist friend have teamed up for Hamburger Queen, a beauty pageant that celebrates fatness