Conch blowing could help to alleviate sleep apnoea, study suggests
Experts on condition affecting millions of people in UK give cautious welcome to findings but say more research needed
I thought we’d entered the age of body positivity. Then came ‘shrinking girl summer’ – is everyone getting smaller except me?
It’s been the year of weight-loss drugs, with celebrities seemingly disappearing before our eyes. For those of us left behind, it’s both a torment and a temptation. Spoiler alert: I tried the jabs, too
A moment that changed me: on the day of my first book deal, a mysterious hum overcame me
When the noise started, I entered a state of perpetual panic and despair. It was unstoppable. Then, in the snows of Transylvania, I suddenly came to terms with the sound …
Burn notice: Gen Z and the terrifying rise of extreme tanning
Nasal sprays, injections and sunbeds – for many people, the yearning for a tan now outweighs the risks. But why?
I’m a perinatal psychiatrist. The US is promoting misinformation on SSRIs and pregnancy
A recent FDA advisory panel discussion contained falsehoods and overstated risks. That’s dangerous for mothers-to-be
The one change that worked: I grew my own vegetables – and suddenly stopped wasting food
When I started caring for some tomato plants, it was as if a switch had been flicked in my mind. I knew I had to stop throwing food away. I immediately became much more creative with the meals I was making …
‘They ate my ex’s furniture!’: people on their drastic divorce decisions, from training huskies to getting plastic surgery
Whether it’s quitting a job and hitting the road, selling precious gems or jumping out of a plane, the agony of a breakup can spark huge changes – for better or worse …
Naomi Stadlen obituary
Psychotherapist and author who focused on the communication of mothers with their babies
Don’t call it morning sickness: ‘At times in my pregnancy I wondered if this was death coming for me’
The long read: The Victorians called it ‘pernicious vomiting of pregnancy’, but modern medicine has offered no end to the torture of hyperemesis gravidarum – until now
I spent my childhood in and out of hospital. At 19, I finally realised I had a terminal disease
Born with cystic fibrosis, Yvonne Hughes was lucky to survive her teens. She definitely didn’t expect to make it into her 50s. The comedian talks about the years she spent struggling to breathe – and the ‘miracle’ drug that turned her life around