Lesley Regan: ‘I have a responsibility to tell pregnant women the truth’

The new president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is determined to be honest about the dangers of obesity and other health issues

Hair raising – the​ health​ dangers of​ bikini waxing

A study has shown that if you shave or wax your pubic hair, you increase your risk of catching an STD by 400%

Yes, 2016 was jinxed by karmic voodoo, but I never thought I’d live to see it

Death has been relentless this year, with one quite important exception – me. When I was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago, the worst case scenario was ‘dead by Christmas 2006’

Injecting natural oils for muscle gain could be deadly, doctors warn

Case of London man who suffered scarring and restricted function after injecting coconut oil ‘may be tip of the iceberg’

Many of our beliefs are not chosen, we are born into them

Loose canon: From faith to football, it is naive to imagine that people can be raised without partiality or commitments

The emotional life of men: ‘you’ll be right’ isn’t enough anymore

We have grown up into a society in which males fear sharing emotion with one another, and we continue to teach boys that emotion is not okay

Should women with PMS get free therapy on the NHS?

A leading medical society has suggested that sufferers of severe premenstrual syndrome should be offered free cognitive behavioural therapy. Framing it as a disorder is a political act

The game improving a community’s health without them noticing

Beat the Street, designed by a GP, turns a town into a game where participants walk, cycle or run between sensors

If I have cancer will I die? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries

CBT ‘should be routinely offered’ to women with premenstrual syndrome

Gynaecologists advise that cognitive behavioural therapy could help women manage the symptoms of PMS