I thought vaginismus would end my sex life – but it was just the beginning

The pain of penetrative sex meant my partner and I had to explore other options, says journalist Shiler Mahmoudi

‘Everyone should prep’: the Britons stocking up for hard times

Whether it be Covid, Brexit, the climate crisis or war in Ukraine, some are determined to be ready in case of the worst

Last rites? Supermarkets’ annual Easter egg bonanza to end

Shoppers may soon have to hunt for chocolate eggs as anti-obesity law dictates how and where unhealthy foods can be sold

Non-compliant online STI tests put patients at risk, experts warn

Few sexually transmitted infection test kits available online meet official standards, BMJ study finds

Headaches: are you one of the one in six people suffering today?

Study finds 7% of global population experience migraine and 9% a tension-type headache on any given day

Biologists warn against toxic SAMe ‘health’ supplement

Substance marketed online to ease range of joint and liver conditions, and to promote wellbeing, should not be used

Strangers saved me from choking to death – twice. Everyone should learn first aid

Imagine how many lives would be saved if more people (including me) knew how to deal with an emergency, says Guardian features writer Simon Hattenstone

Repeated maternity failings uncovered in Sheffield NHS trust

Watchdog expresses concern over safety of mothers and babies days after damning Shrewsbury report

Mothers were shamed and traumatised at Shrewsbury hospital. I was one of them

I had two babies there and my experience was so terrible that the memory haunts me 20 years later. Even now I feel a deep, scorching rage

At-home abortions made women safer. Ending them in England would be disastrous

In the US, women’s access to abortion is being chipped away - we cannot allow the same creep in Westminster, says MP Diana Johnson