Breastfeeding Q&A: is breast really best for mother and baby?

We look at the evidence of the benefits of breast milk over formula milk, which is heavily marketed around the world

UK attitudes to breastfeeding must change, say experts

Experts call for ‘multiple barriers’ to be overturned in Britain – which has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the world

I was neither female nor starving myself. So how was I anorexic?

Being a male patient on an eating disorders ward was isolating at times, but it was a life-changing experience, writes student Toby Symonds

Eating disorders in men rise by 70% in NHS figures

Number of men admitted to hospital with eating disorder grew at same rate as among women between 2010 and 2016

The infertility crisis is beyond doubt. Now scientists must find the cause

News last week that sperm counts in western men have halved confirmed what experts already knew. The real problem is that no one knows why

Yoga in the office? Firms should help us stay well, says public health chief

Yoga clubs, ‘walking meetings’ and standing desks are among the strategies small and medium-sized companies should adopt, according to Duncan Selbie

Boots faces boycott over refusal to lower cost of morning-after pill

Tesco and Superdrug halve price of emergency contraceptive after charity campaign, but Boots retains higher price

HPV vaccine: anger over decision not to extend NHS scheme to boys

Health bodies condemn panel’s conclusion that more jabs against cancer-causing infection are unlikely to be cost-effective

Arts can help recovery from illness and keep people well, report says

All-party inquiry demonstrates benefits to health and wellbeing of the arts, leading to fall in hospital admissions

Worried about your odour? At least a machine will tell you straight

A few years ago freelance journalist Nell Frizzell lost her sense of smell for 18 months. Now there’s an app to help you find out if you stink