PMDD is ruining my life. What can I do?
You’re already doing all the right things for your premenstrual dysphoric disorder, but perhaps it’s time to ask others for more help
Wise by Frank Tallis review – how to turn your midlife crisis into a hero’s journey
A psychologist’s gripping guide to surviving dark nights of the soul offers both comfort and insight
Taliban birth control ban: women ‘broken’ by lethal pregnancies and untreated miscarriages
Women across Afghanistan describe the traumatic impact of disappearing clinics and contraception
Lajuana is 89, with the body and mind of someone decades younger. What are the secrets of the superagers?
Why do some people age better than others? Five extraordinary individuals – who scientists are studying – share their tips
Write a card, read a poem, take fewer photos: how to feel more human in 2026
While ‘touch grass’ has become a popular prescription for a less digital life, choosing social friction over efficiency can also feel curative
World is short of nearly a million midwives, report warns
Shortage raises rates of maternity intervention, while improving access to care could potentially save 4.3m lives a year, say experts
‘I was told I wouldn’t walk again. I proved the doctors wrong’: the bike-obsessed pensioner who broke his neck and started afresh
In 2021, Harold Price, now 82, broke a vertebra while on a motorbike, leaving him barely able to use his legs. Then a chance recommendation changed his life• ‘It took time to love my soft, larger shape’: the body-positive writer who recovered from an eating disorder
‘I was bullied in school for being different. At 16, I hit a crashing point’: the awkward kid who became the world’s strongest man
As a boy, Tom Stoltman was diagnosed with autism and bullied at school. When he became depressed in his teens, his older brother, a bodybuilder, suggested a trip to the gym
‘It felt amazing to be on the start line again’: the rugby pro who became paralysed – and is aiming for the Paralympic Games
Aged 20, Taylor Gough had a car accident. Five years later, he’s hoping to compete in the 2028 Paralympics. How did he do it?
The sudden rise of scabies: ‘I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy’
These microscopic mites, which burrow under your skin and cause ferocious itching, are incredibly hard to get rid of – and cases in the UK have soared. What is causing the outbreak, and is there anything we can do about it?