Too many mothers having early caesareans, report warns Findings reveal large number of hospitals in England carrying out elective C-sections before 39 weeks despite risk posed to child
I wanted a new kind of mental health support group – we meet in the pub Talking about anxiety or depression often involves sitting in a circle in a badly lit room, Let’s Go Mental aims to be different
How to teach … mental health We teach children how to care for their bodies – use our resources to help them learn to look after their minds too
The poppers ban is a veiled attack on pleasure Whatever the reasoning behind the ban under the new act, it is fundamentally flawed. Alkyl nitrites are among the safest drugs we know
Everything you ever wanted to know about moles (but were too busy on the sunbed to ask) They can be perfect beauty spots or unsightly but benign blemishes, yet moles can also become cancerous. So what signs should you look out for?
‘There’s nothing wrong with a bit of mould’: chefs on food waste and using leftovers How important are best-before and use-by dates? Angela Hartnett, Tamal Ray, Ruby Tandoh and Thomasina Miers explain what they bin and what they keep
The sugar tax is a great idea. Why not go after processed foods too? At long last, there is a plan to improve children’s health, but it must be the start of a more widespread campaign
‘There was nothing wrong with my wife – it was me’: the men waking up to fertility problems Men have all the time in the world to have a baby, right? Not according to the latest research. Meet a new generation who are freezing their sperm and battling their biological clocks
Benefit cuts threaten independent living for thousands of disabled people Budget announcements by George Osborne set to be ‘last straw’ for many who fear heavy impact from tighter assessments and benefit cuts