Something for the weekend, sir? The latest in sex tech

You can control everything from your heating to your exercise routine with an app, so why not bluetooth your sex life? Robina Gibb reports on the latest tech from the Sexual Health Expo in Los Angeles

10% of female US college students experienced sexual assault in 2015

New study found that 4% of students had been raped during that academic year and more than 5% had encountered sexual battery

Lumosity fined millions for making false claims about brain health benefits

The Federal Trade Commission also issued a general warning that it is on the lookout for companies cashing in on the popularity of health-related mobile apps

Robert Spitzer obituary

Psychiatrist who transformed the ‘world bible’ of psychiatric diagnosis

Animal-themed condoms aim to slow population growth – with grandpa’s help

Environmentalists have handed out 40,000 free ‘endangered species condoms’ on student campuses, farmers’ markets and even via elderly people

Paws for thought: how pet therapy is gaining traction

Animal assisted therapy has expanded far beyond hospital waiting rooms – today, animals assist with physical therapy, help tutor children and provide comfort in disaster zones

How crowdfunding became a lifeline for cancer patients struggling with debt

Medications and treatments in the US are some of the most expensive in the world and people are increasingly turning to other options to help pay for it

New York governor calls for former Aids ‘epicenter’ to lead effort to end disease

The governor marked World Aids Day in the city that has endured more than three decades as the ‘epicenter of the disease’ with a passionate call to action

Study finds happiest people have sex once a week – and make it count

According to new research, happiness peaks when couples have sex once a week but does not increase with greater frequency – and quality matters

National sorority Alpha Phi refuses to back Republicans’ Safe Campus Act

The bill would prohibit colleges from acting on reports of rape until a student makes a report to police and is a rival option to an earlier Democratic bill