Prostate cancer symptoms and treatment: What to check for

Prostate cancer symptoms and treatment: What to check for

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has told the BBC that a targeted prostate cancer screening programme is needed urgently, and would “save countless lives”. Sunak is an ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Research charity, and made his comments as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders its 2020 decision not … Read more

Cold, flu and Covid symptoms: Expert advice and how to avoid the worst

Cold, flu and Covid symptoms: Expert advice and how to avoid the worst

Dr Oscar DukeDoctor and BBC Morning Live expert, London Getty Images Chances are you know someone coughing and spluttering – hopefully not directly on you – right now. There are lots of coughs and colds doing the rounds as autumn draws in. But why now, how do you know if it’s more than just a … Read more

Flint mum says baby’s brain tumour symptoms dismissed as colic

Flint mum says baby’s brain tumour symptoms dismissed as colic

Antonia Matthews and Danielle HerbertBBC Wales Corinne Wardle Molly had nine hours of surgery, aged just 12 weeks, when the tumour was finally discovered A mum whose baby daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumour, after her symptoms were dismissed as colic and reflux for more than two months, is calling for better awareness of … Read more

What are the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke?

What are the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke?

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Getty Images During hot weather, it can be easy to overheat, sometimes resulting in heat exhaustion or heatstroke. Heat exhaustion is not usually serious as long as you can cool yourself down – but heatstroke is a medical emergency which requires immediate treatment. Some groups, including older adults, young children … Read more

What are the heat exhaustion and heatstroke symptoms?

What are the heat exhaustion and heatstroke symptoms?

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Getty Images During hot weather, it can be easy to overheat. Although heat exhaustion is not usually serious – as long as you can cool yourself down – heatstroke is a medical emergency which requires immediate treatment. What is the difference between heat exhaustion and heatstroke? Heat exhaustion happens when … Read more

Doctors told my mum poison symptoms were anxiety – Essex woman

Doctors told my mum poison symptoms were anxiety – Essex woman

Neve Gordon-Farleigh BBC News, Essex Jamie Niblock/BBC Ellena Baxter says witnessing her mother suffer was “devastating” The daughter of a couple who were fatally poisoned with fentanyl by a family friend said doctors told her mother she had anxiety as her health deteriorated from the effects of the drug. Luke D’Wit was jailed in 2024 … Read more

HMPV outbreak: How much would a HMPV test cost in Delhi? Check rates here

HMPV outbreak: How much would a HMPV test cost in Delhi? Check rates here

HMPV outbreak: How much would a HMPV test cost in Delhi? Check rates here India recorded two new cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to seven. The recent cases were identified in Nagpur. Previously, on Monday, two cases were reported in Bengaluru, and one … Read more

HMPV outbreak: Will your health insurance cover HMPV cases?

HMPV outbreak: Will your health insurance cover HMPV cases?

HMPV outbreak: There have been recent reports of an increase in respiratory illnesses in India due to HMPV or  Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), following the outbreak in China. This has led to heightened anxiety among the public. This resurgence of illnesses has evoked memories of the Covid-19 pandemic, the subsequent lockdown, and the uncertainties that accompanied … Read more

Prostate cancer symptoms and treatment: What to check for

Prostate cancer symptoms and treatment: What to check for

There is no single, diagnostic test. Doctors make a diagnosis based on various measures. This can include a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a scan, as well as a biopsy, which involves taking a small tissue sample to examine in the laboratory. PSA tests are not routinely used to screen healthy men for prostate … Read more

Pre-cancerous lung nodules seen 3 years before symptoms in AI programme developed in Mumbai – ET HealthWorld

Pre-cancerous lung nodules seen 3 years before symptoms in AI programme developed in Mumbai – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: Artificial intelligence (AI) can detect precancerous lung nodules nearly three years before symptoms appear, according to a study conducted in Thailand using an AI programme developed in Mumbai. The paper, which was presented as a poster at the ongoing World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Diego, looked at X-ray scans of newly diagnosed … Read more