Health: Young people urged to have fewer sexual partners and more tests as infections rise
Risky sex is cause of increase in STI rate, particularly for 16-24 year olds, health agency says
Young people blamed for rise in sex infection rates
Casual sex is fuelling a big rise in sexual disease among young people, health experts warned today, as figures showed a 6% increase in infections
Drug abuse and risky sex targeted in teen health drive
New initiative aims to improve care for teenagers, amid concern that substance abuse, risky sexual behaviour and mental health problems are blighting their lives
Experts want sex education from age four to cut teen pregnancies
Charities said children should be taught the names of body parts and about sex and relationships
Give four-year-olds sex education, say charities
Two leading sexual health charities are calling for children as young as four to be given compulsory sex education
Bumps and wrinkles
Heather McRobie: Sexual infections are rising fast – among older people. It's time we grew up about the fact that sex doesn't stop at 50
Sexual diseases double in eight years among the over-45s
Health officials call for safe sex campaign aimed at the middle-aged to address rise in infections
Adults need to grow up
Rowenna Davis: Our society's immature attitude to young people and sex leaves them ill-informed and at risk
School sex clinics fuel debate on promiscuity
29% of secondary schools in England have sexual health clinics with one in 20 providing children with contraceptives without parental knowledge
Sex education ‘should teach about infertility’
New head of HFEA concerned that few young people appreciate the growing problem of infertility
Scientists are trying to find a cure for lack of sexual desire. But who says we all really want it anyway?
Michele Hanson: The trouble with sex is nobody ever knows whether they want it or not, or whether they want it because somebody else told them they want it
What is wrong with mixed-sex wards?
Michele Hanson: There are worse things than mixed-sex wards: inadequate food or water, murderous bugs, or just general filth
Survey of patients shows big NHS performance gaps
In the worst trusts, nearly half the people who needed assistance at mealtimes did not get it
Study warns of sexual health crisis due to drug use
University researchers say unprotected sex is rife in Europe as rising drug use drives young people into bed
Sex education and contraception do not reduce abortion rates
Response: There is clear evidence that legal restrictions can help cut termination numbers, says Michaela Aston