New gonorrhoea treatment hailed as breakthrough in fight against drug resistance
Researchers say gepotidacin could be delivered via a pill and help combat strains resistant to standard treatment
A lifesaving midwife in Afghanistan: Noriko Hayashi’s best photograph
‘This woman was nine months pregnant but had never had a checkup. Anisa is listening to the baby’s heartbeat with a stethoscope. After foreign aid cuts, including Trump’s, she is now out of a job’
‘We’d been through so much’: Jean Hannah Edelstein on breasts – and life without them
All her life Jean Hannah Edelstein had tried to feel comfortable with her breasts, battling unwelcome attention and breastfeeding woes. But then came cancer and a double mastectomy – and she realised she was losing something she loved
Charges dropped against US woman found unconscious after miscarriage
Selena Maria Chandler-Scott was arrested in Georgia after emergency responders were called in to treat her
Inside the luxury Melbourne retreat where women pay $6,500 to get in touch with their vaginas
Eight participants – most of them ‘lesbian first-timers’ – are invited to shed shame and revel in pleasure
A tale of two conferences: women against women as ‘poison of patriarchy’ returns and abortion fight intensifies
Last week, anti-choice campaigners emboldened by current US politics met in New York at the same time as UN delegates gathered to address the widespread inequalities women face. The battle to protect rights has never felt more urgent
Alive: An Alternative Anatomy by Gabriel Weston review – our bodies in an eye-opening new light
A surgeon (and TV host) encourages us to take a fresh look at our organs in a smart and forceful study
Have you ever been tired enough to put your shoes in the microwave? This is my world: welcome!
I asked on social media for stories from parents suffering extreme sleep deprivation. It was both hilarious and frightening, says journalist Nell Frizzell
Maternity Service by Emma Barnett review – a tour of duty in early motherhood
In this valuable, brutally honest guide, the broadcaster argues that a supposedly joyful time is often steeped in drudgery and social isolation
Couples fight about housework. Couples divorce about housework. Surely it would be easier if men just did more housework?
Dividing household tasks fairly and upending some gender norms along the way is good for everyone