'Life-changing' MS drug to help people walk now on NHS in England
Monday 27th July 2026
The first drug to help people with multiple sclerosis walk is being made available on the NHS in England. Fampridine boosts nerve signals to make it easier for some people to move and live independently.
First person gets new experimental vaccine for Ebola
Friday 24th July 2026
The first volunteer in the world - a 37-year-old UK man called Ed Hunt - has received an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus.
What does extreme heat do to our bodies?
Monday 20th July 2026
As the body gets hotter, blood vessels open up. This lowers your blood pressure and makes your heart work harder to push the blood around the body. This process can cause mild symptoms such as an itchy heat rash or swollen feet. At the same time, sweating leads to the loss of fluids and salt and, crucially, the balance between them in the body changes. This, combined with the lowered blood pressure, can lead to heat exhaustion. Symptoms include: dizziness nausea fainting confusion muscle cramps headaches heavy sweating tiredness If blood pressure drops too far, the risk of heart attacks rises.
More than 2,700 people may have died in exceptional May and June heatwaves in England and Wales
Monday 13th July 2026
More than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes in England and Wales during the exceptionally hot weather in May and June, experts' estimates suggest.
Revolutionary immune reset puts lupus in remission
Monday 15th June 2026
An experimental treatment that resets a malfunctioning immune system has put the disease lupus into remission in early UK trials. Experts say the approach could potentially treat similar disorders including multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Top five-a-day foods new study says your heart needs
Monday 8th June 2026
Eating very specific types of fresh food each day - not just any five portions of fruit and vegetables - could help keep your heart healthy, a study suggests. Not all five-a-days are equal, researchers claim, meaning people may not be getting enough important nutrients called flavanols in their diets. Eating blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans and cherries, washed down with green tea, is an ideal way to top them up, they say.
Breakthrough ovarian cancer drug offers patients more time and better quality of life
Thursday 4th June 2026
A breakthrough drug for ovarian cancer that is kinder on the body and extends lives is now available on the NHS.
Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears
Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Three new vaccines are being developed to tackle the rare species of Ebola that has already killed nearly 250 people.
Daily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients
Monday 1st June 2026
A pill has been found to almost double the survival time for advanced pancreatic cancer patients, with experts describing the trial as a game changer. The drug, called daraxonrasib, appears to be a breakthrough in managing a disease that has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers.
Prostate cancer screening only for 'a few thousand' high risk men
Friday 29th May 2026
Only "a few thousand" men who have a dangerous genetic variant and a family history of cancer should be screened for prostate cancer with a blood test, according to the final recommendations of scientific advisers.
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Tuesday 21st November 2023
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