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Prostate cancer screening only for “a few thousand” high risk men/in /by
Only men with a dangerous genetic variant and a family history of cancer should be offered screening, say UK advisors.
Why the gut is known as the second brain/in /by
Your gut doesn't just respond to your brain - it helps shape your emotions. Professor of Biomolecular Medicine Jon Swann explains why.
‘It’s not a nice world to bring children into’: Births fall to the lowest level in 50 years/in /by
Live births in England and Wales are at their lowest since 1977, while the age of first-time mothers has also risen.
Why are resident doctors striking and how much are they paid?/in /by
In June, resident doctors in England will walk out for the 16th time in a long-running dispute over pay.
Resident doctors in England to strike for 16th time over pay/in /by
British Medical Association resident doctor members in England announce new strike for four days from 15 June.
‘When I was 14 I thought I was dying’/in /by
BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Ellie Colton's symptoms of endometriosis started when she was a young teenager. But she wasn't diagnosed until she was 24.
Endometriosis: ‘I thought I was dying’/in /by
The BBC's Ellie Colton shares her experience of living with endometriosis - and meets a scientist hoping to cut the length of time it takes to be diagnosed with a simple new test.
Hundreds of children die within months as measles cases soar in Bangladesh/in /by
The country has recorded more than 60,000 suspected cases of measles in just over two months.
‘My daughter went into hospital to get better – now she’s dead’/in /by
Mental health patients say nobody listened to their concerns about a north-east England trust.
‘We knew somebody would die’: Teenage patients ‘ignored’ before fatal NHS trust failures/in /by
Mental health patients say nobody listened to their concerns about a north-east England trust.