‘Outrageous’: expert slams White House for denying school meals’ link to learning
Author of groundbreaking study of school meals’ impact on class achievement said proposed cuts to programs reflects ‘lack of knowledge or … dishonesty’
Trump’s next target: people living with HIV/Aids
Countless Americans affected by the virus are living in fear of losing the treatment they were only able to receive because of Obamacare
Letter to my daughter: my hopes for 2017
A year ago anti-FGM campaigner Leyla Hussein wrote to her teenage daughter about her hopes for her generation in 2016. She had no idea what was to follow
Don’t lose your snooze: the technology that’s promising a better night’s sleep
Sleep technology is one of the biggest trends at CES, the world’s top electronics show, from beds that stop snoring to a pillow that monitors sleep cycles
Trump’s personality will help us learn how our minds work
Intense scrutiny of the president-elect’s neurological quirks provide a starting point for insight into what makes us so creative, and so destructive
Pubic hair grooming linked to sexually transmitted infections
Study finds that adults who wax, shave or pluck are twice as likely to get an infection because of cuts – but there are other possible explanations for the link
Surviving in Trump’s America: 10 things women can do to protect their rights
With Donald Trump, an overtly misogynist politician, headed to the White House, it’s time to anticipate what may happen and take steps to ease our minds
US aid for women’s sexual health worldwide under threat
Under Trump, campaigners say, $600m in aid could be ‘cut drastically’, costing maternal lives, as they predict return to anti-abortion stance on health funding
There’s a big difference between those who realise they’re winging it, and those who don’t
The most obvious case, it goes without saying, is that of the proto-fascist misogynist who’s running for US president
Obamacare made it illegal to deny care to the sick. Insurance companies still do it
People with pre-existing conditions are still discriminated against. The government shouldn’t allow this to happen