Pelvic floor muscles play a critical role during labour and impact postpartum recovery. Preparing the pelvic floor before birth may reduce perineal tearing and support long-term pelvic health. Reading ...

While January is all about new beginnings and a clean slate, attempting to start fresh can sometimes feel more daunting than freeing. Even if you cosistently make your 7 a.m. workout class, ...

Your lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is a muscular ring that connects your esophagus with your stomach. It relaxes to let food pass through but otherwise stays closed to prevent stomach acid from ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a prevalent condition that significantly increases the risk of serious health issues like heart disease and stroke. While medication and lifestyle adjustments ...

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Well, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor must be feeling at least a tiny bit pleased. Fresh from the emergence of photographs of him looking glassy-eyed and frankly deranged, kneeling over the corpse, sorry, ...

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said allowing landlords to reset rents to market value between tenancies would rip up the vital protections altogether, and called for a rent freeze to give 'real breathing ...

Andy Burnham has backed Labour's newly announced candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, after being blocked from standing himself by the party's governing body. In a post on X, the Greater ...

Party picks ward councillor Angeliki Stogia to defend seat as PM and colleagues argue only Labour can beat Reform Keir Starmer has said the byelection in Gorton and Denton will be a referendum on ...

Keir Starmer threw himself on the mercy of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims today as he desperately tried to save his premiership. The prime minister stared down the barrel of a TV camera and apologised to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...