Exercise and screen time advice for new mothers angers parenting groups
Mumsnet says guidance seems ‘wildly optimistic’ and NCT says parents could come to harm following it
Prostate cancer surgery breakthrough offers hope for erectile function
Neurosafe procedure allows doctors to remove prostate while preserving as much nerve tissue around it as possible
It’s time to embrace Dugnadsånd – the Norwegian concept we all need right now
With its combination of community, cooperation and selflessness, this could offer some small comfort in a terrifying era, writes Emma Beddington
A tale of two conferences: women against women as ‘poison of patriarchy’ returns and abortion fight intensifies
Last week, anti-choice campaigners emboldened by current US politics met in New York at the same time as UN delegates gathered to address the widespread inequalities women face. The battle to protect rights has never felt more urgent
Dining across the divide: ‘She casts meditation as a cult. I don’t think retreats mean harm’
They bonded over studying languages and becoming teachers. Would they see eye to eye on meditating?
Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
World Happiness Report finds volunteering more frequent in most regions as Finland tops chart again and Costa Rica and Mexico enter top 10
‘I’ve had seals nibble my toes!’ How sunkissed Cornwall became a 422-mile surf paradise
Surfing? It’s as Cornish as piracy and pasties. As a thrilling exhibition opens in ‘Britain’s California’, we enter a heady world of coffinboards, hotdogging Aussies – and bans dished out to gangs fighting on the beach
‘It’s back to drug rationing’: the end of HIV was in sight. Then came the cuts
The abrupt halt to US funding threatens to undo decades of advances, dramatically increasing infections and deaths, but some see an opportunity for Africa to lead the response
The thin-obsessed world is growing more vicious by the minute. But fat people aren’t going anywhere
It’s time to open up your big fat mouths and push back against fatphobia
Many young people find safety in the soothing world of ASMR videos – imagine if we could give them that in the real world
ASMR videos can mimic the feeling of physical touch, which a study has found is popular with young consumers. But how many intimate gestures of love, care and connection are they missing out on, asks Emma Beddington