These Kenyan women are campaigning to improve sexual and reproductive rights in their communities. To try to stamp out female genital mutilation, they have developed alternative rites of passage [...]
The app could "revolutionise" how clinical staff communicate, and free up valuable time
Nearly a quarter of UK adults are prepared to give up their time to support the NHS, research reveals
When Dom Raban’s daughter was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 13, the lack of clear information available left her feeling isolated and ignored. Six years on, her dad has created an app to [...]
Radiotherapy masks can look imposing, especially to young patients. How to transform an intimidating experience into an empowering one? This play specialist got creative
A Detroit-based prescription service is not for drugs, but for fresh fruit and vegetables. Redeemable at local farmers’ markets, it puts healthy produce in the hands of the people who need it [...]
As the media’s spotlight falls on junk food marketing, sugar and childhood obesity, Johanna Ralston – CEO of the World Obesity Federation – urges decision-makers to act now
Who best to talk to young people about teenage pregnancy? Teenage parents themselves, according to one charity
Offering e-STI kits in parallel with existing sexual health services could improve testing rates, suggests new research
From a storyline on a radio soap to a youth-focused campaign featuring animated emojis, three inspiring sexual health campaigns
More people in the world own a mobile phone than own a toilet. We meet the Aussie loo paper pioneers on a mission not only to encourage people to use recycled paper, but to help build toilets [...]
As a successful advertising executive, Dan Parker helped companies like Coca-Cola and McDonald's shift fizzy drinks and fast food. But when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, he quit ad land. [...]
Three prisons have become the first in the UK to host a weekly parkrun, with others expressing an interest in doing the same
For those with breast cancer, a mastectomy may seem the best option. Joanna Moorhead thought so – until she listened to her instincts at the last minute. Now she’s glad she chose less extensive surgery
Launched this week, Freda offers organic sanitary towels and tampons via subscription. The company pledges to donate a proportion of profits to schemes that are tackling period poverty in the UK [...]
Bodyform has become the first brand to make a TV advert featuring realistic-looking ‘blood’ on a sanitary pad rather than the traditional blue liquid
Save the people, save the forest. In rural Indonesia, a pioneering clinic is showing how the health of people and forests could and should be intertwined
The potentially harmful practice of skin lightening is a multi-billion dollar industry that walks the line between aesthetic choice and racial prejudice. Mary-Rose Abraham meets those standing up [...]
E-cigarettes, legislation and cultural changes have led to record numbers of people successfully kicking the smoking habit in the UK, say UCL researchers
The number of Zika transmissions in the Americas has dropped dramatically in the past year
