Orthorexia: when healthy eating turns against you
Orthorexia is an obsession with only eating food the sufferer believes to be healthy. But while the condition can have damaging health implications, experts are divided over a diagnosis
Narcolepsy cases linked to flu vaccine subject to new compensation dispute
Lawyers dispute claims over Pandemrix swine flu vaccine which was withdrawn after doctors noticed rise in narcolepsy cases
I had eight miscarriages – pregnancy can be a scary place
The BMJ is advising doctors to wait longer before they diagnose a miscarriage. I’ve experienced the grim routine of pregnancy tests, and know little is understood about pregnancy
Doctors advised to wait longer before diagnosing miscarriages
Experts say hospital guidelines need to be updated so women always get second ultrasound scan two weeks after first if gestational sac is small
Feel unwell? Call the fire brigade – cartoon
A pilot scheme is asking firefighters visiting homes to check on smoke alarms to do health checks at the same time. Who does that leave to put out the fires?
NHS reports 1,026 new cases of female genital mutilation in three months
Health and Social Care Information Centre figures show extent of illegal practice in UK, with 75% of FGM cases self-reported
Lady Gaga’s right – sexual assault is too common at universities. But help is at hand
If you have ever been subjected to sexual assault, there is no ‘correct’ way to get help, but here are the options available to you
Hot spots: the photographer who helped me love my freckles
Brock Elbank scored a hit with his beard portraits. Will his freckles series follow suit? Our writer poses for the photographer – and sees her ‘angel kisses’ in a whole new light
Body image: MPs to consider ban on ultra-thin catwalk models
Caroline Nokes to launch parliamentary investigation into industry after 30,000 people sign petition demanding fashion week health checks
Should I get my eggs counted?
Getting a snapshot of your potential fertility cannot give a cast-iron guarantee of having a baby later in life, but because the number of eggs declines with age, it is worth doing sooner rather than later