I’ve seen enough genitals to know we are all truly unique
The secret life of a sexual health nurse: It is surprising how quickly you get used to asking people directly about their sex lives while keeping a straight face
Is it time for doctors to prescribe volunteering?
Research shows giving up time for altruism can make you healthier, feel less stressed and aid weight loss
Sweet nightmares: a guide to cutting down on sugar
Sugar is making us fatter and sicker. Yet we still don’t realise how much we’re eating. As the UK government considers imposing a tax, we look at how to cut down without missing out. Plus: alternative recipes
The chefs’ guide to life: how I recovered from drug addiction
Phil Howard, the chef and co-owner of The Square, Mayfair on life and work after quitting crack cocaine
I donated a kidney to my son. Don’t tell me not to make it ‘political’
If I made the Christmas period unpleasantly ‘political’ for some people, it’s because the public health system has kept my son alive for eight years. And that system exists because people cared enough to make politics personal
Experience: I fell down an escalator
Although it was a very bad accident, it turned out also to be quite a good accident. I used to be a big drinker, but epilepsy and alcohol don’t mix
Corset ad promising ‘sexy, tiny waist’ banned for being irresponsible
Velform Mini Waist advert encouraged unhealthy body perceptions, says ASA
#eatclean in 2016? No. Let’s eat black pudding
Britain’s delicious blood sausages have at last been recognised by genuine scientists as a superfood. Here’s three recipes to get you started
Measure for measure: how much alcohol do Guardian writers drink?
Once a lunchtime tipple was de rigueur. Now more than a pint a day is considered a problem. As the chief medical officer lays out strict new advice for alcohol consumption, our writers reflect on their lives in booze – from a crafty teenage box of chocolate liqueurs to 183 units in a single week
Food supplements prey on people’s desire for change
People looking for a new year boost buy into the transformational message of food supplements – it’s easier than believing that we can change ourselves