Why is Britain such a dangerous place for walkers?
Tramping through the countryside is a joy, but our towns and cities provide a hostile environment for pedestrians. Why do governments always put the interests of the motorist first?
Pro-choice activists file fresh challenge to Texas abortion law
Center for Reproductive Rights says restrictive new law will slash abortion facilities available to 1.3m women from 24 to six
In California, Gwyneth’s ‘conscious uncoupling’ sounds as normal as any other new age fad
The Paltrow-Martin uncoupling met with little cynicism in California, where a new generation of 'gurus' have found success through association with celebrities
App could help people shape their dreams, claims psychologist
Dream:ON iPhone app plays a soundscape a few minutes before the user's alarm goes off
Family planning groups in developing countries set for Bloomberg boost
$50m grants scheme will support delivery of reproductive health services in Uganda, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Nicaragua
Why almost everything you’ve been told about unhealthy foods is wrong
Joanna Blythman: Eggs and red meat have both been on the nutritional hit list – but after a major study last week dismissed a link between fats and heart disease, is it time for a complete rethink?
Dr Christian Jessen: ‘The public’s thirst for gory medical things is insatiable’
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: Dr Christian Jessen has made the nation's intimate ailments a teatime TV staple with Embarrassing Bodies, and this week he tackled 'gay cures' in a controversial documentary. His methods are not to all tastes, but his passion is clear
Forget Ging Gang Goolie. Today’s Guides are taking on body fascism
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: Feminism and body confidence badges have pushed out the leaky tent horrors of my youth. I just pray that they work
The UFO sect campaigning against female genital mutilation
Raelian cult announces opening of clitoral repair hospital in Burkina Faso, but critics question group's motives and effects of surgery
Egypt launches first prosecution for female genital mutilation after girl dies
Dr Raslan Fadl and father of the 13-year-old girl who died during cutting are the first to be prosecuted in Egypt for practice of FGM