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Evening 01 June 2026 12 stories
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Breast cancer risk models fall short for women with family history, study finds

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin, St James's Hospital, and collaborating institutions have carried out the most comprehensive review to date of tools used to estimate breast cancer risk in women with a family history of the disease.

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237 suspected meningitis cases reported across Sri Lanka - Ada Derana

237 suspected meningitis cases reported across Sri Lanka  Ada Derana

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Breakthrough Pill Nearly Doubles Survival Time For One of The Deadliest Cancers - ScienceAlert

Breakthrough Pill Nearly Doubles Survival Time For One of The Deadliest Cancers  ScienceAlertDaily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients  BBC‘Landmark’ pancreatic cancer drug keeps patients alive for twice as long  The Washington PostA standing ovation for RevMed, and caution for Akeso  statnews.comAfter new drug’s ‘unprecedented’ results for pancreatic cancer, doctors look at…

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Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries - AP News

An escalating Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak continues

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What Your Banana’s Color Says About Its Taste and Nutrition - Real Simple

Recent health discussions highlight practical dietary insights for the Sri Lankan general

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Sri Lanka ready to respond to Ebola threat: Health Ministry - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan Health Ministry has affirmed its readiness to address a

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Two patients with Ebola-like symptoms in isolation in Brazil

Two patients who recently arrived in Brazil from African countries have been put in isolation after showing symptoms linked to Ebola, officials said, raising concerns about the deadly virus spreading beyond the African continent.

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GMOA Launches Island-Wide Strike Over Transfer Disputes; Health Ministry Warns of "Decisive Action" - Newsfirst.

GMOA Launches Island-Wide Strike Over Transfer Disputes; Health Ministry Warns of "Decisive Action"  Newsfirst.

Sources: Newsfirst.
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India And Sri Lanka Collaborate For Better Health Technology Assessment - NDTV

Sri Lanka and India have initiated a collaborative knowledge-exchange

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The Government of Canada and WHO partner to support the COVID-19 response and resilience of Sri Lanka’s primary health care system - World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the

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Cancer vaccine sustains 49% melanoma reduction after 5 years

The combination of a vaccine and a drug, which both harness the immune system to attack cancer cells, has proven successful in cutting the risk of skin cancer recurrence and death by 49%, a new study shows. This reduction was calculated five years after patients had their tumors surgically removed…

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RAS(ON) inhibitor doubles median overall survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

A shift in the way people think about and treat pancreatic cancer could be on the horizon based on positive results from the pivotal randomized Phase III RASolute 302 trial comparing daraxonrasib to chemotherapy as second-line therapy for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.