Female genital mutilation increase in England ‘only tip of iceberg’

Number of girls being treated for FGM rises to 578 in March, as campaigners warn month-on-month increase looks set to continue

Diet Pepsi has dropped aspartame in the US, so why not anywhere else?

Ever since it was declared safe in 1974, there have been concerns about the sweetener. So what’s the truth about its alleged harmful effects?

Female, over 65 … and Danish: the three keys to happiness

Perspective that comes with age among the reasons why older women in Denmark have been found to be the cheeriest people in one of the happiest countries in Europe

Swiss reign supreme in world happiness ranks

Index of global wellbeing sees Switzerland push Denmark from top spot as Nordic countries dominate top 10

What I learned when I attended my son’s ‘abstinence-based’ sex ed class

I never thought the class, which centered on shame-and-fear-based teachings, was going to be so awful, or that my tweets about it would be read by thousands of people

Fitness trackers are popular among insurers and employers – but is your data safe?

Wearables can be a helpful tool, but some warn that the privacy of the data they compile might be compromised. How worried should you be?

65-year-old woman’s IVF pregnancy branded irresponsible and inadvisable

Annegret Raunigk, the oldest woman in the world to be expecting quadruplets, has become a major topic of debate in her native Germany

Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu collaborate on Book of Joy

The two ‘spiritual brothers’ are to publish a series of dialogues on finding ‘real inner joyfulness’

65-year-old German woman expecting quadruplets defends pregnancy

Annegret Raunigk, who has 13 children, says she is not scared by prospect of caring for young children at the age of 70 and beyond

Caesarean sections should only be done out of medical necessity, WHO says

World Health Organisation says procedure carries health risks, but does not improve mortality rates in countries where high numbers are performed