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Richard Scolyer: Top doctor remains brain cancer-free after a year

In melanoma, Prof Long – herself a renowned medical oncologist – and her team discovered that immunotherapy works better when a combination of drugs is used, and when they are administered before any surgery to remove a tumour. And so, Prof Scolyer last year became the first brain cancer patient to ever have combination, pre-surgery […]

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The end of Google search as we know it

At its annual developer conference this week, tech giant Google is expected to tout big changes to its signature product, search. Instead of directing users to a list of websites or showing them an excerpt, Google’s AI will craft paragraphs of text that tries to answer users’ questions directly.  AI reporter Gerrit De Vynck says […]

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Melinda French Gates to quit Gates Foundation

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said she will resign as a co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “This is not a decision I came to lightly,” Ms Gates wrote in a statement posted to X on Monday. Her last day of work will be 7 June. Ms Gates started the foundation – […]

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Gaza war: Palestinians flee as Israeli forces go back into Jabalia

There have been desperate scenes in Rafah since the IDF said last Monday that it was beginning a “precise operation against Hamas” in eastern Rafah. On Saturday, flyers were dropped ordering residents to evacuate more eastern neighbourhoods, including those close to the city centre. Unrwa’s deputy Gaza director Scott Anderson, who is based in western […]

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‘Horrendous birth experience left me needing therapy’

Amy, 31, from Suffolk, who gave birth to her son in July 2021, said the worst part was “not being listened to”. Amy says she has been left with diagnosed postnatal depression, anxiety and PTSD, and is currently taking antidepressants, having “never ever struggled with mental health before”. She describes herself as “physically disfigured” after […]

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