I’m on nine pills a day now – and I’m not even what you might call ill
There is one for reflux, one for anxiety, one for vitamin D – and new ones keep on coming. Welcome to middle age
When parents are struggling to feed their babies, why don’t all food banks offer formula?
A resistance to making formula too easily available is patronising, shaming and dangerous, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
‘Alcohol affects every organ’: hangovers and how to survive them
As the party season kicks in, so will the effects of having one too many. Here are the sobering facts behind hangovers and tactics that might help you avoid them
My in-laws won’t accept my post-chemo vulnerability. Do I confront them?
You are well within your rights to ask them to consider your weakened immune system. You deserve to feel safe – even if the chat causes tension
Rising temperatures causing distress to foetuses, study reveals
Climate crisis increases risks for subsistence farmers in Africa who usually work throughout pregnancy
Noisy neighbours can make you ill – but it’s not the shouting and loud music you should worry about
From clanking and banging to sudden thumping, it’s ‘impact sounds’ that are the real health hazard, according to a new study
Plant-based diet can cut bowel cancer risk in men by 22%, says study
Researchers find no such link for women, suggesting connection between diet and bowel cancer is clearer for men
Eight glasses of water a day excessive for most people, study suggests
‘One size fits all’ guidance could lead to 20m litres of drinking water being wasted each day in UK, scientists say
‘It’s always fear-based’: why sexual health projects should switch the focus to pleasure
After decades of emphasis on STIs, HIV, Aids and unwanted pregnancy, a wave of initiatives around the world are using a more sex-positive narrative
Acupuncture relieves back and pelvic pain during pregnancy, study suggests
Analysis shows significant benefits with no major side-effects for mother or baby but more trials needed ‘to confirm results’• [Update: the study on which this article reports was later withdrawn by the BMJ owing to ‘fundamental flaws’ in the research – see footnote]