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What are the plans for Liverpool Women's Hospital?

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 11:46
There are plans to move some maternity services to the Royal Liverpool - which could affect around 130 high-risk births each year
Categories: National News

What are the plans for Liverpool Women's Hospital?

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 11:46
There are plans to move some maternity services to the Royal Liverpool - which could affect around 130 high-risk births each year
Categories: National News

More black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial

Tue, 06/02/2026 - 15:52
Experts are trying to find the best way to screen for prostate cancer, since blood tests alone are not accurate enough for most men.
Categories: National News

Genital herpes rising in England, despite overall drop in STIs

Tue, 06/02/2026 - 12:27
STIs are particularly common among young people, with health experts saying testing for them is vital.
Categories: National News

Emma Barnett: Fighting Endometriosis

Mon, 06/01/2026 - 22:00
Emma Barnett exposes the devastating reality of endometriosis and its toll on women.
Categories: National News

'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

'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.
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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.
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'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.
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'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

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