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'I've requested a full hysterectomy'

Mon, 06/01/2026 - 18:40
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.
Categories: National News

Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears

Mon, 06/01/2026 - 15:30
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.
Categories: National News

'Why I'm showing my hernia online'

Mon, 06/01/2026 - 14:33
Amy Bamford turned to social media to seek advice about her hernia.
Categories: National News

Emma Barnett: We can't ignore this disease that leaves one in 10 women like me in agony

Mon, 06/01/2026 - 06:00
Women tell the BBC presenter how endometriosis affects their lives, as she challenges ministers to take action.
Categories: National News

'Don't be too kind': Maternity staff used offensive terms to refer to pregnant women

Mon, 06/01/2026 - 06:00
BBC Panorama has seen documents and spoken to former midwives from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Categories: National News

Daily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients

Mon, 06/01/2026 - 03:50
The drug, daraxonrasib, has been hailed as a breakthrough in managing the deadliest of all the major cancers.
Categories: National News

Checks reveal young women with deadly 'silent' heart risk

Mon, 06/01/2026 - 00:21
Sudden cardiac death can happen without warning, and it's not just a problem for sporty young men, say experts.
Categories: National News

Why renaming my health condition could help other women

Sun, 05/31/2026 - 07:13
Rochelle Lewis is among more than 170 million woman globally to be diagnosed with PCOS.
Categories: National News

Millions of breast cancer patients could safely avoid chemotherapy, study suggests

Sat, 05/30/2026 - 14:14
A new DNA test could help screen whether patients require the treatment or not, according to a new international trial.
Categories: National News

Trump in 'excellent health' but should lose weight and exercise more, his doctor says

Sat, 05/30/2026 - 09:44
The White House releases the results of the US president's latest medical examination, which states he is "fully fit" to carry out his duties.
Categories: National News

Abolishing patient watchdog leaves NHS 'marking own homework', councils warn

Sat, 05/30/2026 - 01:08
The plans are part of a government bill to modernise the NHS in England, which is currently going through parliament.
Categories: National News

Gethin trains to be Dr Oscar's guide runner

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 16:25
Gethin Jones trains to be Dr Oscar's guide runner
Categories: National News

'I forgot what it's like to be outside': Intensive care ward opens on rooftop

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 01:00
The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.
Categories: National News

'I forgot what it's like to be outside': Intensive care ward opens on rooftop

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 01:00
The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.
Categories: National News

What in the World

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 14:30
Doctors are warning that some cancers are becoming more common in people in their 20s
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Can a rooftop garden help very ill patients heal faster?

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 14:16
Still in her hospital bed, connected to feeding tubes and life support, Hollie is the first patient to try out the new intensive care rooftop ward at King's College Hospital in south London.
Categories: National News

Prostate cancer screening only for 'a few thousand' high risk men

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 12:00
Only men with a dangerous genetic variant and a family history of cancer should be offered screening, say UK advisors.
Categories: National News

Prostate cancer screening: What you need to know

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 12:00
Everything you need to know about the decision on who should be screened for prostate cancer.
Categories: National News

Why the gut is known as the second brain

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 10:33
Your gut doesn't just respond to your brain - it helps shape your emotions. Professor of Biomolecular Medicine Jon Swann explains why.
Categories: National News

'It's not a nice world to bring children into': Births fall to the lowest level in 50 years

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 17:45
Live births in England and Wales are at their lowest since 1977, while the age of first-time mothers has also risen.
Categories: National News