Over a fifth of Britons have used search engines to diagnose a medical condition, whether that’s because they can’t get a GP’s appointment or due to ‘cyber-chondria’. Aiming to ease anxieties and provide fast, accurate advice is Ada, an AI-assisted app that gives users more control over their health.

The number of people Googling symptoms and diagnosing themselves has reached worrying proportions, with 20% of Brits now turning to the web rather than visiting a GP. Be Your Own Doctor is a new programme from Channel 4 that wants to help viewers navigate this potentially confusing world.

Over 78% of adult Americans have some form of gum disease, and in most cases this has been caused by poor dental hygiene. It's important to start kids brushing properly from a young age, so Philips has launched a game, Brush Busters, to help fight the problem.

"Need to talk to someone about ‘it’?" reads a caption on Facebook ads targeted at New York teens, alongside aubergine and peach emojis. The posts are part of a campaign by NYC Health & Hospitals to increase the number of teens who take advantage of its sexual health centres.