Please, doctor, don’t call my lost baby a ‘product of conception’

The grief of losing a pregnancy can be compounded by language. More openness and sensitivity is needed, says Katy Lindemann

Austerity is the wrong prescription for the world’s wellbeing

Findings about the impact of a course of heavy-duty cuts on life expectancy make grim reading

Whisper it… ASMR videos are the quiet revolution going global

Viewing sensory films of people tapping, crinkling paper and scratching beards can trigger brain tingles that are relaxing – and advertisers hope will entice you to buy

I applaud the push for accessibility – but I won’t be using ‘jazz hands’

Inaudible clapping excludes blind people like me, says the freelance writer Alex Lee

Faulty batch of 58,000 Clear & Simple pregnancy tests recalled

UK consumers urged to check digital tests, some of which have returned false positives

Picking up a leaflet at a freshers’ fair won’t turn you into a sex worker

Brighton University should be applauded for promoting health and support services, says the sex worker and activist Molly Smith

Britons working harder than ever, says report

Teaching and nursing top list of most demanding professions in UK, according to research

Why are food allergies in children on the rise – and is there anything parents can do to protect them?

Around 7% of children have food allergies and, as the recent case of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse showed, in rare, tragic instances, these can be fatal. How worried should parents be?

‘I know I will be so tired’: a teenager on living with insomnia

Anita Salimi, 18, says sleep has been a problem for her since she was a young child

Like me, Jacinda Ardern took her baby to work – and was met with ignorance

The New Zealand prime minister is doing her best to juggle work and motherhood, writes MP Jo Swinson