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As a pelvic health and bowel specialist surgeon, professor Julie Cornish has seen hundreds of women come through her clinic with serious health issues. Frustratingly, many of the cases she sees could ...

As the daughter of a gastroenterologist, I never imagined my career would intersect with my father’s work – but here we are.

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Some things require the services of a professional, but you can do many other things yourself — including home upgrades that only look expensive. Time to DIY.

Chongqing has spawned many viral videos for its hilly urban landscape, which makes for mind-bending "eight-dimensional" architecture. In her first visit to the city, this writer also found it to be a ...