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
The secret of happiness? Stop feeling bad about being unhappy
To believe that we should all be striving for positivity all the time is to profoundly misunderstand the nature of human existence
Menstruation: how to break this taboo in the classroom
My #periodpositive project is about boys and girls discussing reproductive health frankly, with humour – and undoing the damage done by femcare manufacturers’ language of shame
Dear Nigel Farage – children will play if we close roads, not borders
The Ukip leader should beware misplaced nostalgia (even if he denies it). Traffic and computers better explain the lack of football games in the street