The pill hasn’t been improved in years. No wonder women are giving up on it
When contraception has stagnated for decades, it is hardly surprising it’s fallen victim to culture wars and a wellness cult
‘The bot asked me four times a day how I was feeling’: is tracking everything actually good for us?
Gathering data used to be a fringe pursuit of Silicon Valley nerds. Now we’re all at it, recording everything from menstrual cycles and mobility to toothbrushing and time spent in daylight. Is this just narcissism redesigned for the big tech age?
‘Betrayed by the system’: Chappell Roan sparks debate over pay and healthcare in pop
The singer castigated record labels in her Grammys speech – but, as music industry insiders explain, issues around artist health and support run even deeper
What is nerve flossing and does it help with nerve pain?
It can help relieve pain and tension, especially for patients recovering from injury or nerve compression conditions
What I learned from a lovely woman on a packed ward in hospital
Healthy people are being forced to stay in hospital because of a lack of social care – and it’s an indictment of our current system, writes Zoe Williams
The Inherited Mind by James Longman review – a moving memoir of mental illness in the family
The TV reporter’s struggles with depression and the suicide of his father, whose own father killed himself, prompt this incisive, highly personal investigation
The unspoken agony of vaginal dryness: ‘I had to give up four jobs in four years’
Recently, there has been much more discussion of menopause. But one debilitating condition, experienced by 80% of women, remains shrouded in secrecy and misunderstanding
What would I tell my younger self if I met her for coffee? Mostly that things do get better
The trend of meeting up with your younger self has already been adopted by gen Z on TikTok – because we all need a growth narrative to keep us slogging on
‘I couldn’t be left alone with the kids’: when parental exhaustion tips into burnout
Most people with small children are worn out – but for some, the pressure of striving to be perfect parents can drive them to the edge
Wallowing in a soup of despair? Try ‘lemonading’ to buck the gloom
Linda Geddes spends a week with a clown, a comic and some toddlers to test the science behind the uplifting power of play