‘I was alone’: how giving birth is changing during the pandemic
Maternal care has been derailed due to coronavirus – and advocates warn the outcome could be disastrous for black mothers as they navigate US hospitals
My wife is in China, I’m in the US: should I brave coronavirus to fly home?
Travel jeopardises strangers, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Now is the time to think of people you’ve never met
Hooked on precut fruit: I must be infected by Goop
Mangoes, melons: ounce for ounce, they’re probably more expensive than heroin, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
‘Enjoy your mountin’: Utah cancels state-issued condoms over innuendo
Republican governor objects to ‘sexual innuendo as part of a taxpayer-funded campaign’ to prevent spread of HIV
Forget the nanny state, here comes the nanny employer
Companies are increasingly offering ‘wellness’ programmes for employees – but there is a thin line between helpful and intrusive
America has an infant mortality crisis. Meet the black doulas trying to change that
In the US, black babies die at twice the rate of white babies. In Cleveland, the mortality rate is nearly three times as high. Can birth advocates make a difference in one of America’s most segregated cities?
‘I live on the street now’: how Americans fall into medical bankruptcy
Having health insurance is often not enough to save Americans from massive debts when serious illness strikes
Outrage as US rapper TI says he has daughter’s hymen checked annually
Virginity test discussed on Ladies Like Us podcast contravenes guidelines from UN, who describe it as ‘painful, humiliating and traumatic’
Is anxiety more common in our 30s and 40s?
The data shows the likelihood of experiencing anxiety rises then declines – and women are more likely to feel it than men
Video games do not cause violence – but makers do need to think about it
There is no compelling evidence that games cause real-life bloodshed, but the industry must address its attitude to guns and conflict, or risk being drowned out by fearmongers