Is vitamin D really a cure-all – and how should we get our fix?
Evidence is growing that the ‘sunshine vitamin’ helps protect against a wide range of conditions including cancers
No hugging: are we living through a crisis of touch?
Strokes and hugs are being edged out of our lives, with doctors, teachers and colleagues increasingly hesitant about social touching. Is this hypervigilance of boundaries beginning to harm our mental health?
Is cold water good for you? You asked Google – here’s the answer
Our writers answer some of life’s most difficult questions, writes freelance journalist Nell Frizzell
Ireland to confirm abortion referendum details as activist vows to fight on
Ailbhe Smyth, who leads the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, says it is time for change
Britain’s contaminated blood scandal: ‘I need them to admit they killed our son’
In the 1970s and 80s, 4,689 British haemophiliacs were treated with contaminated blood products. So far, more than half of them have died. The government knew there were risks involved. The patients didn’t. Will they ever get justice?
Does my nose look big in this? Plastic surgeons reassure those worried by selfies
Pictures taken close to the face distort the proportions of your features, study emphasises
Babies’ sleep patterns can be challenging – here’s why you shouldn’t despair
On Baby Sleep Day, here are some insights that might help get you through the long, broken nights
One day I was director in a mental health trust. The next I was suicidal
Depression sucked the life and soul out of me but I knew from my clinical experience that I could recover
Apple to launch ‘technology enabled’ healthcare service
Following Amazon’s lead, iPhone maker creating in-house clinics and health service for employees
From periods to pregnancy – the sexual health crisis for Calais refugees
Female volunteers for Gynaecology Without Borders are providing urgent care for women in need