BBC
Fuelled by social media, the market for children's skincare is booming. Experts fear for the long-term impact on girls
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 11:06 pm
The Guardian
The history of gynaecology fuses innovation, authority and violation - and radical surgery is not the unavoidable answer to sufferingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUntil just a few weeks ago, polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome was reduced to ovarian cysts, much to...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 8:00 pm
The Guardian
Diagnostic interviews seen as 'gold standard' vary in reliability from condition to condition, study saysDiagnostic interviews - the most common way to diagnose substance use and mental disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar and personality disorders - vary in reliability from cond...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 12:00 pm
The Guardian
Drug that stops cancer cells hiding and a breakthrough for pancreatic cancer among highlights from Asco conference - but there were also notes of cautionDoctors, scientists and researchers shared new research about ways to tackle cancer at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco) annu...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 5:00 am
The Guardian
Modelling from US CDC shows Ebola spread could be on 'dangerous trajectory', but experts warn outbreaks can be very hard to predictCentral Africa's Ebola outbreak could spread to be similar in scale to the worst outbreak in history, west Africa's 2014-2016 outbreak that killed more than 11,0...
Posted on 6 June 2026 | 4:21 am
The Guardian
Long-serving presenter talks about diagnosis in investigative documentary to be broadcast on 20 JuneThe former Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, the Alzheimer's Society has said.Snow, who presented his last news bulletin...
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 5:57 pm
BBC
Kimberley Wilson gives some tips on how to deal with feeling overwhelmed.
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 5:57 pm
BBC
Ronan Keating talks about the mental toll of being in Boyzone.
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 5:45 pm
The Guardian
Jules Robinson outlines the targeted support needed to prevent accidental deaths, and Sara Hazzard urges investment in rehabilitation and the physiotherapy workforceDenis Campbell's article (GPs in England too 'overloaded' to help older people at risk of falling, say MPs, 3 June) draws welcome...
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 3:36 pm
The Guardian
The decision not to test all men and only screen the most at risk, including black men, is fact-based. Yet it's been called 'two-tier' - and labelled as misandryIf the country seems to be slipping away from reason and trust in science, blame usually falls on modern phenomena such as social m...
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 2:00 pm
BBC
The national group was set up to help tackle loneliness, after a man died from suicide.
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 11:34 am
BBC
A quarter of all babies in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean operations, BBC analysis shows - marking a significant rise over the last five years.
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 9:12 am
BBC
A quarter of all babies in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean operations, BBC analysis shows - marking a significant rise over the last five years.
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 9:12 am
The Guardian
As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin - and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaksFor decades after the discovery of Ebolavirus in 1976, outbreaks of the disease were relatively small and contained, affecting a few hundr...
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 9:00 am
The Guardian
After a period of burnout, I realised that nature knows what you need, and is always ready to offer it - you just have to be quiet enough to receive itIn 2022 I moved to Clevedon, near Bristol. As soon as I saw the oak tree behind my flat, I started sitting under it. It's not in some beautiful,...
Posted on 5 June 2026 | 4:00 am
BBC
The shift marks a significant rise over the last five years, but experts say there is no single, clear explanation for the increase.
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 11:41 pm
BBC
Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 11:29 pm
BBC
Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 11:29 pm
The Guardian
Mother, who thought daughter was being examined by GP, says girl began to bleed and scream in pain after device insertedA five-year-old was left traumatised, bleeding and in severe pain after a physician associate wrongly prescribed her a vaginal pessary, according to a damning report by the health ...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 11:01 pm
The Guardian
Mother demands overhaul of maternity care after settling case over birth at Queen's hospital in Romford in 2019The family of a girl left brain-damaged at birth have agreed to accept £28m in damages after the NHS trust involved admitted that its mistakes led to the tragedy.Barking, Havering and Re...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 6:38 pm
The Guardian
Ministers should end Palantir's contract before medical confidentiality is sacrificed to Silicon Valley's appetite for public dataAlarm bells ought to have rung when it emerged last month that Palantir engineers could gain "unlimited access" to identifiable NHS patient data. Such sensitive m...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 5:54 pm
The Guardian
Prospective MP and potential Labour leader has said tackling the issue is a priority. But why is the system in crisis and what can be done about it?'I wouldn't flinch': Burnham on social care, markets, Brexit - and the prospect of a general electionAndy Burnham has signalled he would overhau...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 5:41 pm
The Guardian
Gail Cartmail offers a positive outlook to those facing life-changing bladder surgery, based on her own experienceThe report of treatment being trialled that could potentially spare bladder cancer patients life-changing surgery is welcome news (Doctors hail drug that spares bladder cancer patients �...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 4:59 pm
BBC
Could the parasite also impact human behaviour? Made in partnership with UKRI.
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 11:19 am
The Guardian
Scientists praise moves to investigate, retract or remove controversial studies. The authors stand by their workThree scientific papers that raised questions about vaccine safety and were used by the Trump administration to justify controversial changes to US vaccine policies have over the last two...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 11:00 am
The Guardian
GLP-1 drugs such as Mounjaro are helping millions of people rapidly lose weight. But the changes happening inside the body go far beyond the number on the scale.Neelam Tailor investigates the growing debate around the possible risks of rapid weight loss from jabs and yo-yo dieting, which include los...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 10:19 am
The Guardian
With the Bundibugyo strain of the disease spreading across the DRC and Uganda, scientists and researchers are trying to find rapid solutionsThere is no vaccine or treatment available for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola that is spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, but th...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 8:00 am
The Guardian
Government-ordered review reveals 'routine ostracism' of Jewish staff and patients in health serviceThe NHS is taking action to tackle antisemitism after a government-ordered report found that Jewish patients and staff face "routine ostracism" in the service.Anti-Jewish hatred in the NHS mea...
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 7:11 am
BBC
How a new scheme for young people leaving care is tackling what was once a cliff-edge for this vulnerable group.
Posted on 4 June 2026 | 4:55 am
BBC
As scientists edge closer to new treatments for hair loss, Victoria Derbyshire examines what such breakthroughs could mean for women.
Posted on 3 June 2026 | 11:42 pm