Health & Beauty

Mumfluencer Victoria Emes - whose celeb fans include Dermot O’Leary and Stacey Solomon - told of the moment her daughter was born in a “poonami”, in a bid to bust the taboo around pooing during birth in a brand new podcast from Devon-based birth expert and author Siobhan Miller.

Telling her birth story on The Positive Birth Company’s brand new Up The Duff podcast, sponsored by women’s tech brand Elvie, Victoria opened up about the moment her second child entered the world during a homebirth.

“The force of the pushing was making me dry retch, so my husband positioned me...

Autistic adults with breast cancer will be invited to share their experiences of diagnosis and treatment as part of a new research project funded by Breast Cancer Now.

The research and support charity has awarded funding of £173,189 to Dr Char Goodwin, Professor Manuela Barreto and Professor Ginny Russell at the University of Exeter. During this three-year study, the researchers will interview autistic adults who have had a breast cancer diagnosis about their experiences from diagnosis to finishing hospital treatment.

Going through breast cancer can be tough for anyone,...

Third dose COVID-19 booster vaccines offer lasting protection after several months, according to the latest results of a nationwide trial.

The NIHR-supported COV-BOOST study, run across England and Wales at sites including Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, part of Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH), has provided data to underpin the UK’s booster programmes since 2021.

New analysis, published online in the Journal of Infection , provides data on immune responses eight months after third doses of several COVID-19 vaccines.

The insight...

Australian Made Globally Loved reformer Pilates franchise Studio Pilates International is set to open their first studio in the UK in Exeter in early June. Having successfully conquered the Australian, New Zealand and US markets, the brand is now set to take on the UK, with 9 studios already in the works and the first three locations in South London, Dublin and Exeter expected to be open by late Spring.

This expansion, which will officially mark Studio Pilates International locations in 5 countries globally, comes as the direct result of growing demand for the unique,...