Wednesday, May 20, 2026

What you need to know about latest meningitis cluster

After a fourth case of meningitis B has been confirmed in Reading, BBC South's health correspondent Alastair Fee shares what you need to know.

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What does hot weather do to the body?

Hot weather during the summer can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

'Adenomyosis may be invisible, its impact is not'

One in 10 women live with adenomyosis yet sufferers say their pain is often dismissed.

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Potential new treatment for pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia causes more than 70,000 maternal deaths every year worldwide

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Potential new treatment for pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia causes more than 70,000 maternal deaths every year worldwide

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Ebola may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns

Hundreds of cases are suspected in central Africa but experts fear the actual number may be much higher.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

'New cancer test makes me feel women's health matters'

A patient praises a new test for womb cancer being trialled at hospitals in Suffolk and Norfolk.

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