More black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial

Health News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 17:52
Experts are trying to find the best way to screen for prostate cancer, since blood tests alone are not accurate enough for most men.
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Next El Niño could be strongest in decades

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 17:50
A new phase of the natural El Niño weather pattern could begin in a matter of weeks, the UN has warned, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change.
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Genital herpes rising in England, despite overall drop in STIs

Health News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 14:27
STIs are particularly common among young people, with health experts saying testing for them is vital.
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Kids collect five bags of litter left on riverbank

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 08:19
A farmer says he is having to remove litter from his fields on a daily basis.
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Water voles brought back to river after 20 years

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 08:07
About 300 water voles are released in Farnham as part of a bid to restore the species to the river.
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'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 01:31
What a day in India's hottest district reveals about life on the frontline of extreme heat.
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'I've requested a full hysterectomy'

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 20:40
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.
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'I've requested a full hysterectomy'

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 20:40
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.
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Watch: Moment a meteor creates sonic boom over Massachusetts

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 17:56
According to Nasa, the meteor released the equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT when it broke up.
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Wildlife Park welcomes mischievous bush dogs

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 17:33
Four bush dogs are the newest mischievous residents at Lake District Wildlife Park.
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Victim-Blaming Kyiv, Pressuring Moldova, and Drone Disinformation

StopFake.org - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 17:30
By EUvsDisinfo IN SHORT: • Russia tries to shift blame for its deadly strikes on Kyiv.• Transnistria is used as a tool to destabilise Moldova.• Ukraine is being falsely accused of trying to drag the Baltic states into war with Russia. LAST WEEK IN REVIEW: Russia continued to combine military escalation with coordinated FIMI activity. […]
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Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 17:30
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.
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Night sky events to watch out for this summer

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 13:44
The Milky Way, the Summer triangle, eclipses and a meteor shower can all be seen over the next few months.
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Emma Barnett: We can't ignore this disease that leaves one in 10 women like me in agony

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 08:00
Women tell the BBC presenter how endometriosis affects their lives, as she challenges ministers to take action.
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'Don't be too kind': Maternity staff used offensive terms to refer to pregnant women

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 08:00
BBC Panorama has seen documents and spoken to former midwives from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Daily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 05:50
The drug, daraxonrasib, has been hailed as a breakthrough in managing the deadliest of all the major cancers.
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Checks reveal young women with deadly 'silent' heart risk

Health News BBC - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 02:21
Sudden cardiac death can happen without warning, and it's not just a problem for sporty young men, say experts.
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Nest belonging to 'remarkable' endangered bird found

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 05/31/2026 - 15:01
A video of the curlew that has a nest and eggs was posted by the Sliabh Beagh Curlew Conservation Trust.
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Why renaming my health condition could help other women

Health News BBC - Sun, 05/31/2026 - 09:13
Rochelle Lewis is among more than 170 million woman globally to be diagnosed with PCOS.
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