A third of first-time mothers suffer depressive symptoms, research finds
Australian study also suggests more women are depressed when their child turns four than at any time before that
Log off before you nod off: why a good sleep is vital for a long life
Richard Wiseman: Blue light from computer devices is behind a sleeplessness epidemic linked to diabetes, heart disease – and an early death
Mers virus deaths prompt fresh warning
UK-based travellers urged to avoid contact with camels in the Middle East and to contact their GP if they exhibit symptoms
Should I worry about catching Mers?
Luisa Dillner: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has no known cure and kills around a third of those who contract it. But how likely are you to catch it?
Antibiotic resistance: 6 diseases that may come back to haunt us
Mike Turner: Still think of TB, typhoid and gonorrhoea as infections from the past? WHO's terrifying report will make you think again
Nepalese women suffer stigma and pain of fallen wombs
Yadav's womb started to slip from her body after giving birth at just 14. Thirty years later, the condition remains. She is one of a growing number of Nepalese women suffering from uterine prolapse triggered by overwork and early childbirth. Magally Zelaya and Ian Bickis investigate
Why we will come to see mindfulness as mandatory
Madeleine Bunting: This increasingly popular tool for calming the mind, once seen as a New Age fad, could play a role in hospitals and schools
How can Britain deport a child at risk of FGM? Theresa May must think again
Hilary Burrage: Two-year-old Rashidat was born in the UK after her mother fled a forced marriage to a much older man. Now the Home Office wants to send her to Nigeria
Frédéric Gros: why going for a walk is the best way to free your mind
Some of the finest thinkers in history were also enthusiastic walkers. Philosopher Frédéric Gros tells Carole Cadwalladr why we should fall in step with Nietzsche and Kant
Cuba’s condom shortage raises fears of imminent health crisis
Country's condom providers cannot match demand, reports say, as residents search the island for dwindling supply