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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…

Could lifting weights actually help you live longer?

3rd June 2026

Source: Could lifting weights actually help you live longer? – BBC News Doing 90 minutes to two hours of weight training per week can greatly reduce the risk of an…

Ebola risk raised to ‘very high’ in DR Congo

27th May 2026

Source: Ebola risk raised to ‘very high’ in DR Congo – BBC News The public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been…

UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine that could be ready for trials in months

27th May 2026

Source: UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine that could be ready for trials in months – BBC News Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine that could be ready…

Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades

27th May 2026

Source: Diphtheria outbreak: Australia records first death amid worst outbreak in decades – BBC News Australia has recorded its first diphtheria death in almost a decade as the country grapples…

‘We knew somebody would die’: Teenage patients ‘ignored’ before fatal NHS trust failures

27th May 2026

Source: Teenage patients ‘ignored’ before fatal NHS trust failures – BBC News “We knew somebody would die… and nobody listened.” Laura Kenny is remembering her friend Christie Harnett. Both were…