Wednesday, October 14, 2026

My contraceptive coil saved my life after it revealed I had cancer

Caroline Bailey was diagnosed after suffering with "a stabbing pain in the middle of my abdomen".

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Inside Health

Full body scans, nutritious stockpiles and why strokes are rising in black communities.

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Inside Health

Full body scans, nutritious stockpiles and why strokes are rising in black communities.

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Swimmer Archie Goodburn to meet prime minister over cancer funding

The Scottish athlete, who has inoperable brain tumours, previously made a tearful plea for more investment in brain cancer research on BBC Breakfast.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

'I could never hear on my left side - until I got a prosthetic ear'

Stephen Gilbert, 74, was born with unilateral microtia, a rare condition in which the external ear is underdeveloped or missing on one side.

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1.6 million women struggling with chronic UTIs

1.6 million women struggling with chronic UTIs

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Monday, October 12, 2026

'I was dead for 10 minutes, but lived to tell the tale'

Medics in Spain raced against time to save Sandra McCartney's life after her heart stopped beating.

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