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Peter Kay: the comedian is to take part in six Dance for Life charity shows in April and May. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty
Peter Kay announces comeback, three years after scrapping stand-up tour
  • Stage
  • February 25, 2020, 11:09

The comedian Peter Kay is to return to the stage three years after cancelling all of his projects because of “unforeseen family circumstances”. The 46(...)

A new study has found that an AI system can identify cancer in breast screening mammograms with fewer false positives, and fewer false negatives than radiologists. File photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
AI system found to detect breast cancer better than experts
  • Health
  • January 2, 2020, 09:24

An artificial intelligence programme has been developed which can detect breast cancer from mammograms better than experts, a study found. A new stud(...)

A vaporiser or electronic cigarette is used to inhale vapour made from liquid, concentrate or dry herb and while the practice is widely viewed as less harmful than smoking, it is not without its critics. Photograph: Getty Images
E-cigarettes can help people to quit tobacco, new study finds

Electronic cigarettes can play a significant role in helping people to give up smoking, though they are not recommended for non-smokers, according to (...)

File photograph of a consultant analysing a mammogram. File photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Wire
HRT breast cancer risk much higher than previously thought
  • Health
  • August 30, 2019, 00:00

The risk of developing breast cancer as a result of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is twice what was previously thought, according to new research (...)

Cancer Research UK has said Britain has hit a devastating high in childhood obesity. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA Wire
Obese people in UK now outnumber smokers two to one

Obese people now outnumber smokers by two to one, Cancer Research UK has warned, as it said obesity causes more cases of some cancers than cigarettes.(...)

Immatics Biotechnologies chairman Peter Chambre and Alkermes director Shane Cooke are to join the board of UDG Healthcare as non-executive directors. Photograph: David Sleator
UDG Healthcare appoints two non-executive directors to board

Healthcare services provider UDG Healthcare has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board. Immatics Biotechnologies chairman Peter Chamb(...)

If you can run 5km fairly easily, consider training for a half-marathon. Photograph: iStock
The perfect ways to get fit – in 20 seconds, an hour or six months

Twenty seconds “Some people think if they can’t fit in a 60-minute gym routine, there’s no point,” says Steve Kamb, a fitness instructor and the foun(...)

The front of a four-page wraparound advertisement by Philip Morris calling on people to quit smoking for 30 days on the front page of the ‘Daily Mirror’ in London. Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters
Philip Morris accused of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over anti-smoking ad

Marlboro cigarette-maker Philip Morris International was accused of “staggering hypocrisy” on Monday after using a four-page newspaper advertisement (...)

A recent UN review predicted a doubling in the consumption of poultry, a 69 per cent increase in beef and a 42 per cent increase in pork by mid-century. Photograph: iStock
Rising global meat consumption ‘will devastate environment’

Rising global meat consumption is likely to have a devastating environmental impact, scientists have warned. A new major analysis suggests meat consu(...)

A file image of leukemia cells. An over-sterile germ-free environment in the first year of life is one of the major causal factors behind childhood leukaemia, a new study suggests. Image: iStock.
Very clean homes may trigger leukaemia in children - study

An over-sterile germ-free environment in the first year of life is one of the major causal factors behind childhood leukaemia, a new study suggests. (...)

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