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Mark Radcliffe has told BBC Radio 5 Live how he discovered a lump when he was shaving off his beard, leading to his cancer diagnosis. Speaking to Adrian Chiles, the radio presenter encouraged other men to see their doctor if they notice any symptoms. Radcliffe is now in remission and returned to broadcasting in February […]

Jesse Matthew Jr., who abducted and killed two Virginia college students five years apart, was transferred to a new prison this week so he can receive medical treatment for cancer. Matthew, 37, is serving multiple life sentences for the 2009 murder of 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington and the 2014 murder of 18-year-old University

Image copyright Getty Images In 2011 a BBC Panorama investigation revealed horrific abuse at the Winterbourne View Assessment and Treatment Unit (ATU) for people with learning disabilities and autism. Now, eight years later, Panorama has revealed evidence of abusive treatment of vulnerable patients at another ATU, Whorlton Hall in County Durham. The hospital is one

California lawmakers moved ahead Wednesday with tougher rules that limit parents from choosing whether to vaccinate their schoolchildren as a handful of opponents shouted “We will not comply” inside the Senate. Senators sent the measure to the Assembly as the nation struggles to stem the highest number of measles cases in decades and as state

Urine bottles being thrown, doors broken off their hinges and threats of violence. These are just some of the experiences nurses have faced at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset. They have spoken to the BBC to highlight the issues that many NHS staff face in the work place. According to NHS England 15% of

Two U.S. lawmakers are calling on the World Health Organization to withdraw pain care guidelines that include what they say are false claims about the safety of prescription opioids. They say the guidelines could lead other countries toward the same kind of addiction and overdose crisis that has plagued the U.S. in recent years. The

Athlete Yvonne Murray has spoken for the first time about how depression and anxiety nearly ended her life. She was a golden girl of UK athletics during the 1980s and 1990s, winning an Olympic bronze, Commonwealth gold and European and World titles. Ms Murray told presenter John Beattie from BBC Scotland’s The Nine: “If it

More than 30 migrants have tested positive for influenza at a major processing center where a flu-stricken teenage boy died, the latest evidence of growing public health threats posed by inadequate facilities to deal with a surge of families and children reaching the U.S. border. It was unclear if anyone ill came in contact with

The menopause is a natural part of aging and it affects half the world’s population. It’s when a woman stops having periods and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally. But changes in hormones can have big effects on the body and how we behave. So why does it happen? What symptoms may you

The California Legislature faces key decisions this week, including trying to reign in police use of force, prevent rent spikes, and alter labor laws affecting workers in the gig economy. Friday is the deadline for the Assembly and Senate to pass or reject bills that originated in each chamber. If they survive, they will be