Higher step counts could lower risk of early death, study finds
Monitoring of adults aged 40 or over shows any activity is good and doing more is better
‘Pause, reflect and stay home’: how to look after yourself and others in self-isolation
Seven days? Fourteen days? Can you go for a walk? What about your children? Here is a guide to staying safe and cheerful if you can’t leave the house
No elevated risk of coronavirus in pregnancy, experts say
No evidence virus passes to foetus during pregnancy, according to latest research
‘I’m wearing a face mask’: how doctors deal with the coronavirus risk in their daily lives
What should we all be doing to stop coronavirus from spreading? High-profile medics on how they have changed their everyday routine
How to boost your immune system to avoid colds and coronavirus
You’re washing your hands 10 times a day and have stopped touching your face. What else can you do to improve your health and avoid bugs?
The end of the handshake: saying hello during the coronavirus outbreak
Health officials suggest a wave, a pat on the back or even just a look in the eye are safer alternatives
Our face mask future: Do they really help beat flu, coronavirus and pollution?
Huge numbers of people are wearing face masks – in Japan and South Korea there have been reports of stores selling out. But experts are divided on how effective they are
Once-a-month contraceptive pill developed by scientists
Gelatine capsule could prevent unplanned pregnancies caused by errors in daily pill use
Heather Ashton obituary
Psychopharmacologist who started a clinic for people addicted to tranquillisers and wrote a manual on how to quit them safely
Rabbits may hold key to solving mystery of human female orgasm
Study suggests climax may be an evolutionary hangover – but crucial questions remain