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Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak appointed Honorary President of HIEDA

10th June 2026

The Health in Education Association (HIEDA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak DBE MD FRCP FAHA FMedSci FRSE as its new Honorary President. Professor Dominiczak…

Top five-a-day foods new study says your heart needs

10th June 2026

Source: Top five-a-day foods new study says your heart needs – BBC News Eating very specific types of fresh food each day – not just any five portions of fruit…

New drug to stop ‘Ozempic butt’ muscle loss side effect of obesity jabs

10th June 2026

Source: New drug to stop ‘Ozempic butt’ muscle loss side effect of obesity jabs – BBC News A new drug called apitegromab could help people on obesity jabs avoid unwanted…

How Eriksen’s heart device kicked into action

10th June 2026

Source: How Christian Eriksen’s heart device kicked into action – BBC News Footballer Christian Eriksen says he is “doing well” at home with his family and has already started his…

Advanced radiotherapy for prostate cancer to cut sessions from 20 to five

10th June 2026

Source: Precision radiotherapy for prostate cancer to cut sessions from 20 to five – BBC News Thousands of men in England who have prostate cancer will be offered high-powered precision…

Daily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients

3rd June 2026

Source: Daily pill daraxonrasib doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients – BBC News A pill has been found to almost double the survival time for advanced pancreatic cancer patients,…

Checks reveal young women with deadly ‘silent’ heart risk

3rd June 2026

Source: Checks reveal young women with deadly ‘silent’ heart risk – BBC News Simple checks are spotting young women with silent heart issues that puts them at risk of their…

Genital herpes rising in England, despite overall drop in STIs

3rd June 2026

Source: Genital herpes rising in England, despite overall drop in sexually transmitted infections – BBC News New cases of genital herpes are increasing in England, bucking an overall fall in…

Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears

3rd June 2026

Source: Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears – BBC News Three new vaccines are being developed to tackle the rare species of Ebola that has already killed…

More black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial

3rd June 2026

Source: More black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial – BBC News Tens of thousands more black men aged 45-74 are to be invited for prostate cancer checks…