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A Harvard professor says the slower you walk the faster you age—but following these exercise guidelines could add years to your life

Use this 10-meter walking test to see how your gait speed measures up for your age

Fit & Well

The surprising ancient ritual that could help improve your sleep

Both groups were encouraged to practice for a minimum of 15 minutes five days a week

The Independent UK

Ancient ritual of blowing into shell ‘could help with common sleep disorder’

Shankh blowing involves breathing in deeply before exhaling forcefully into a conch.

The Independent UK

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NHS ‘needs to do more to support autistic people’

Hospital environments can be ‘challenging’ for neurodivergent patients, experts said.

Evening Standard

New drug ‘could boost effectiveness of chemotherapy’, developers say

It is hoped KCL-HO-1i can be trialled on humans, with researchers suggesting it could one day be a ‘valuable companion drug’ to chemotherapy.

Evening Standard

The new take-at-home drug that ‘could boost effectiveness of chemotherapy’

New medicine will spare some patients from more aggressive treatments

The Independent UK

A pelvic floor physical therapist says these are the three exercises everyone, including men, should be doing

You'll benefit from them even if you don't have symptoms

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This PT’s beginner-friendly strength plan helps build muscle and balance in just four weeks

Follow the three full-body workouts in this tried-and-tested plan to feel the difference physically and mentally

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I swapped cardio for strength training for a month, and here’s what actually happened

Switching swimming for squats for a few weeks has had a positive physical and mental impact on me

Fit & Well

Don't tough it out: tradies' mental health in focus

For years, tradies were told to "toughen up and live with it" if they faced mental health challenges, but now the industry is tackling them head-on.

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Swimmer reflects on shock discovery before major event

A champion swimmer who organised a fundraiser for cancer research has described the moment she received shocking news weeks out from the event.

AAP

Hit your protein goal with these low-fat, high-protein turkey burgers, inspired by koftas

Stand aside, dry turkey burgers

Fit & Well

I tried rucking as a runner—here’s why I recommend it

It doesn’t just build strength for running, it can help you recover from it too

Fit & Well

Strengthen your core and tone your abs in 10 minutes with this trainer’s three-move abs finisher

Tag this quick core workout onto the end of your next training session

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Newly qualified doctors face ‘recurring cycle of debt’, BMA warns

Students from poorer backgrounds are hit hardest, the union claims.

The Independent UK

‘Something is off this year’: Experts are stumped at the sudden spike in flesh-eating bacteria deaths

At least five people have died in Florida from a flesh-eating bacterium reported across southern US states

The Independent UK

Ham and bacon sold in Tesco and M&S found to contain cancer-causing chemicals

Cancer Research UK estimates about 13 per cent of the 44,100 cases of bowel cancer diagnosed each year in the UK are linked to eating processed meat

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby’s hospital slammed for A&E failings over ‘unsafe’ corridor care that left elderly patients delirious

Eldery patients were left in ‘dark and noisy’ corridors in trust’s ‘gridlocked’ A&E

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The vaccine that could lower the risk of dementia by 20 per cent

A new study could change the way we understand and treat dementia and other degenerative disorders of the brain

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Taiwan reports first case of chikungunya virus from China outbreak

The mosquito-borne virus has crossed the Taiwan Strait from southern China, where confirmed cases top 8,000.

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I tried the viral Manchester United pull-up challenge—here’s how to scale it to build upper-body strength no matter your ability

Swap pull-ups for these two regressions to make the most of this paused-reps workout

Fit & Well

A Pilates instructor says these are the three exercises you should be doing regularly to build your glute strength

These are the most effective mat-based exercises for building glute strength

The Independent UK

How baby’s head size led to rare medical diagnosis

His mother said the experience was ‘terrifying’ and the couple felt ‘helpless’

The Independent UK

‘Game-changing’ cancer vaccine trial to begin on NHS

The jab uses mRNA technology to train the immune system to fight cancerous cells

Evening Standard

Patients to be fast-tracked on to new head and neck cancer vaccine trial

The jab uses mRNA technology to train the immune system to fight cancer.

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