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Prostate cancer surgery breakthrough offers hope for erectile function

Neurosafe procedure allows doctors to remove prostate while preserving as much nerve tissue around it as possibleA more precise form of prostate cancer surgery nearly doubles the chances of men

Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms threaten flooding in northern Australia

A broad trough has dragged in warm, moist air and offers perfect ingredients for heavy rainfall and even supercellsNorthern parts of Australia have been under a flood warning this weekend,

The Mercola Tapes: One of the wealthiest antivaxxers in the world is scammed

Dr. Joe Mercola embraced "alternative health" in the late 1990s, including quackery and antivax, and has since become very wealthy. Lately, he's fallen under the spell of a psychic grifter

Scans in shopping centres and AI – can ideas like these help save the NHS?

Government says more NHS funds in England will go to social care as we look at how it can deliver change. ​ 

Solar eclipse to follow lunar display in March

In parts of North America and Greenland, up to 90% of the sun’s fiery surface may be obscuredEclipses often come in pairs. A lunar eclipse is usually accompanied by a

Ministers may siphon off stalled £950m fund for motorway chargers

Talks to take place with operators about the scheme, announced in 2020, which has failed to make any grantsMinisters are considering diverting money from a £950m scheme to install rapid

Country diary: A Wordsworthian moment, golden and dancing | Kate Blincoe

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Among bee orchids and incipient bluebells, I see a host of daffodils, and wonder if they’re wildThe warm weather and sunshine of the recent “fool’s spring”

The Coventry experiment: why were Indian women in Britain given radioactive food without their consent? – podcast

When details about a scientific study in the 1960s became public, there was shock, outrage and anxiety. But exactly what happened?By Samira Shackle. Read by Dinita Gohil Continue reading... ​Read

A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started | Alexander Hurst

The Trump administration is cutting funding, while specifically targeting institutions like Columbia. No wonder academics want outIn six weeks, the Trump administration’s “rapid scheduled disassembly” of American science has been

Half of bowel disease cases result in premature death – AI can change this

A new AI model can predict the likelihood of premature death from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with around 95% accuracy. This is good news, though – because, by looking beyond

‘The time for inquiries is over’: The problem at the heart of the NHS’s maternity care failures

An inquest into the death of Ida Lock has shone light on repeat mistakes - and wider failures in certain hospitals across England ​ 

My baby’s premature birth was humbling, says Beatrice

The royal describes "months of sheer worry" she experienced over the birth of her second child. ​