Unproven remedies proliferate in my community, even in the face of a deadly virus

Plant-based treatments are an integral part of some communities’ approach to health

Up to 43m Americans could lose health insurance amid pandemic, report says

Prior to pandemic, 160 million got insurance through their job – but up to 7 million are unlikely to find new plans, say researchers

‘I was alone’: how giving birth is changing during the pandemic

Maternal care has been derailed due to coronavirus – and advocates warn the outcome could be disastrous for black mothers as they navigate US hospitals

My wife is in China, I’m in the US: should I brave coronavirus to fly home?

Travel jeopardises strangers, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Now is the time to think of people you’ve never met

Hooked on precut fruit: I must be infected by Goop

Mangoes, melons: ounce for ounce, they’re probably more expensive than heroin, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

‘Enjoy your mountin’: Utah cancels state-issued condoms over innuendo

Republican governor objects to ‘sexual innuendo as part of a taxpayer-funded campaign’ to prevent spread of HIV

Forget the nanny state, here comes the nanny employer

Companies are increasingly offering ‘wellness’ programmes for employees – but there is a thin line between helpful and intrusive

America has an infant mortality crisis. Meet the black doulas trying to change that

In the US, black babies die at twice the rate of white babies. In Cleveland, the mortality rate is nearly three times as high. Can birth advocates make a difference in one of America’s most segregated cities?

‘I live on the street now’: how Americans fall into medical bankruptcy

Having health insurance is often not enough to save Americans from massive debts when serious illness strikes

Outrage as US rapper TI says he has daughter’s hymen checked annually

Virginity test discussed on Ladies Like Us podcast contravenes guidelines from UN, who describe it as ‘painful, humiliating and traumatic’