All children need to learn about sexual consent – it’s their right
Half the female victims of sexual assault are under 16. Rape victims are most likely to be aged 15 to 19. Schools need to teach young people about healthy relationships
When the chips are down: what it’s like to gamble everything away
Brits now spend £1bn a week on fixed-odds betting terminals – our readers talk about the human cost of this habit
How can business tackle double burden of obesity and undernutrition? – live chat
Join experts in the comments section of this page on Wednesday, 24 February, 1-2pm GMT to discuss the role of food companies in improving public health
Children in England near bottom in international happiness table
England ranks 13th out of 16 countries in survey, with body image and school among areas of concern among eight-year-olds
Why book clubs help you live longer
Being a member of a reading group may extend your life, according to a new study. Great – but which books should you read?
As the rich get richer everyone else gets less happy
Research suggests that as the wealth of the richest explodes, the rest of us are left stressed, worried, angry and with lower levels of life satisfaction
TPN is a lifeline, not a beauty treatment: intravenous vitamin therapy explained
For celebrities, it’s the latest must-have treatment. But for others, it’s a matter of life and death. Here the parent of a child who needs daily TPN to stay alive explains why its use as a beauty fad is inappropriate, if not downright dangerous
Is there too much stress on stress?
About 10m working days a year are lost to stress. In our age of austerity, zero-hours working and weakened unions, has it become a shorthand for more complex problems?
Eating your placenta – is it healthy or just weird?
Celebrities like January Jones and the Kardashians are doing it. But is the practice of placentophagy simply a fad, or are there actual health benefits to consuming one’s own placenta?
Vaginal ‘detox pearls’: the latest in our toxic obsession with disinfection
Old advertisements urging women to ‘douche regularly with Lysol’ may seem antiquated – but some new products and procedures aren’t so different