Senior doctors call for public inquiry into use of vaginal mesh surgery in UK

Experts draw comparisons with the thalidomide scandal as they reveal that traumatic complications are more common than official figures suggest

How babies sleep at festivals – and why adult brains can’t switch off

Changes in our brains as we grow up mean we’re often on full alert. So pack earplugs for festivals, says Daniel Glaser

Taboo-busting sex guide offers advice to Muslim women seeking fulfilling love lives

The Muslimah Sex Manual: A Halal Guide to Mind Blowing Sex is praised for empowering women

Woman who fears daughter faces FGM gets deportation reprieve

Theresa May intervenes after SNP MP highlights case of Lola Ilesanmi who feared three-year-old daughter would face female genital mutilation in Nigeria

Dementia and Alzheimer’s main cause of death for women, says Public Health England

Female life expectancy is now 83 years but many women will spend a quarter of their lives in ill-health, finds report

Tall men at bigger risk of aggressive prostate cancer, study suggests

UK scientists find chance of high-grade prostate cancer rises by 21% with every 10cm increment in height

To the Bone confirms there are (almost) no good movies about anorexia

The Netflix drama, which stars Lily Collins, leans on some outdated tropes. But only a handful of novels and films have evoked the reality of the illness, or explained why so many women turn their unhappiness on themselves

School clamps down on phones and Fitbits to ease body image worries

Stroud high school for girls says tech gadgets and social media exacerbate pressures leading to low self-esteem

HIV treatment has come a long way – but there’s still work to do

As a sexual health doctor I see a lack of funding threatens the treatment of sexually transmitted infections

Am I pregnant? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions. Freelance journalist Nell Frizzell answers this common query