How Brexit could damage our health
We would lose drug research and health service funding as well as free treatment in Europe, and we’d have no external arbiters of food, air and water quality. This is dangerous
Chimpanzees hold secret to ultimate comfy bed, says expert
Primatologist creates ‘humankind evolution bed’, which apes key features of a treetop lair to provide a good night’s sleep
Hangover cure: New Zealand’s ‘morning-after maids’ clean up post-party mess
Startup company claims to have been inundated after launching a service to clear up after parties – including bringing painkillers
Unsafe sex threatens girls’ health worldwide. The prescription? Feminism
At the heart of every problematic sexual trend among young people is misogyny. We must approach world health through a feminist lens
The joylessness of Goop sex
Gwyneth Paltrow has overseen her extraordinarily humourless website’s ‘sex issue’. Never has celibacy seemed so appealing …
The embryo rule shows how much our leaders can learn from science
Researchers want to reassess the 14-day limit, but this will happen only after a sensitive and wide-ranging ethical discussion
Aarathi Prasad: ‘Indians hedge their bets’
Aarathi Prasad describes a push to integrate the modern ‘western’ approach with traditional systems in India such as ayurveda and yoga. But is this truly desirable?
Liberia needs to muster the courage to ban FGM
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has called on others to ban female genital mutilation, yet her country is poised to miss an opportunity to end the practice
Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list
US campaigner made Obama take action on female genital mutilation, and got practice banned in the Gambia
When’sa your Dolmio day? ‘Occasionally’, new labels to say
Mars Food’s pasta products, high in sugar and fat, to carry label advising shoppers that food is not for everyday consumption