Letter to my daughter: my hopes for 2017

A year ago anti-FGM campaigner Leyla Hussein wrote to her teenage daughter about her hopes for her generation in 2016. She had no idea what was to follow

Worried your partner might have a bisexual history? Why?

There myths about LGBTQ sexual health that need debunking – and healthcare professionals are part of the problem

The daily dilemmas of a student with sickle cell anaemia

From operating theatre to lecture theatre: living with sickle cell anaemia is a constant balancing act

Why is sex painful for some women – and what can they do?

Up to one third of women may experience pain during sex, but most never seek the treatment they need

Never Enough by Barney Hoskyns; The Ice Age by Luke Williams; A Really Good Day by Ayelet Waldman – review

Three vivid memoirs reveal the horrific pull – and possible benefits – of illicit substances

Study dispels myth of links between poverty and weight

Unemployed more likely than those in work to be very thin, says report

‘I was weak, despairing, confused’: did writing a novel make me ill?

It started with a bottomless tiredness, and soon novelist Sarah Perry was unable to function. Had she brought it all on herself?

Calm down! Anxiety is contagious

A trouble shared is a trouble multiplied. Take a calm approach to other people’s stress and you’ll help them, and yourself

By ignoring sex education, ministers are risking children’s safety

Lessons at school can protect children from online threats, but politicians would rather bury their heads in the sand

Every doctor has one death they remember. For me, it was you

You had cancer and only hours to live; your husband’s last wish was for your parents to see you one last time