Guns, car crashes and drugs cut US male life expectancy by a year, research says

Gun injuries alone shorten American men’s lives by more than five months, according to CDC research letter as experts reject ‘paralysis’ on issue

New York governor to ban insurers from funding gay ‘conversion therapy’

Andrew Cuomo to announce executive action against ‘hateful and fundamentally flawed practice’ upon receiving Human Rights Campaign award

Fitbit used to track students’ physical activity at Oral Roberts University

Private school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, says bracelet it uses doesn’t contain GPS tracker but still monitors students at all hours as part of ‘whole person education’

Can smartphone drug trials improve medical care?

A new clinical trial is attempting to track how participants suffering from depression respond to mental health apps

Something for the weekend, sir? The latest in sex tech

You can control everything from your heating to your exercise routine with an app, so why not bluetooth your sex life? Robina Gibb reports on the latest tech from the Sexual Health Expo in Los Angeles

10% of female US college students experienced sexual assault in 2015

New study found that 4% of students had been raped during that academic year and more than 5% had encountered sexual battery

Lumosity fined millions for making false claims about brain health benefits

The Federal Trade Commission also issued a general warning that it is on the lookout for companies cashing in on the popularity of health-related mobile apps

Robert Spitzer obituary

Psychiatrist who transformed the ‘world bible’ of psychiatric diagnosis

Animal-themed condoms aim to slow population growth – with grandpa’s help

Environmentalists have handed out 40,000 free ‘endangered species condoms’ on student campuses, farmers’ markets and even via elderly people

Paws for thought: how pet therapy is gaining traction

Animal assisted therapy has expanded far beyond hospital waiting rooms – today, animals assist with physical therapy, help tutor children and provide comfort in disaster zones