Is less news good news?
Technology connects us to more and more of the world’s suffering, of which there’s an essentially infinite amount
I teach healthy eating, yet still can’t resist fries and giant cookies
As a nutrition professor in the US I should be a shining example for my binge-eating students – but maybe we’ll have to learn to love kale chips together
Italian government investigates after five pregnant women die in a week
Health ministry send teams to four hospitals in north of Italy, which has one of the world’s lowest maternal mortality rates
FGM court orders: a quiet revolution in child protection
School holidays can leave girls particularly vulnerable to female genital mutilation, but a recent measure avoiding criminal law can help
You don’t have to be vegetarian to think twice about processed meat. At least eating fish is good for you
The World Health Organisation found there was enough evidence to say that salted, cured, fermented or smoked meats were indeed carcinogenic
Only 18 FGM protection orders issued to protect UK girls since launch
Health professionals urged to be ‘braver’ in applying initiative to safeguard thousands of children
Coca-Cola ads suggesting soda is made from apples lead to legal battles
Campaigners in Mexico say company delayed investigation into advertising campaign for Sidral, a fizzy drink with 60 grams of sugar in each 600ml bottle
Night milk: milk taken from cows at night might be the sleep aid you need
Sedative effects of night milk have not been tested on people but the high amounts of tryptophan and melatonin suggest it may be healthier than Ambien
Pro-choice Irish women go public on being ‘exiled’ by need for an abortion
X-ile Project challenges stigmatisation of abortion in Ireland by publishing photographs of women forced to travel to Britain by Republic’s near-total ban
The activist helping London children talk to their parents about FGM
Hibo Wardere was cut at the age of six in Somalia. She suffered in silence for years but now she is talking to pupils to help stop it happening to more girls