06 Sept 2025
28m

The Happy Pod: The 'game changing' test for ovarian cancer

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Global News Podcast

This edition of the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service highlights uplifting stories from around the globe, including a new blood test that dramatically improves survival rates for women with ovarian cancer, the journey of Khadijah Mellah, the first British Muslim woman jockey, and the Homeless World Cup, which uses football to transform the lives of homeless people. The podcast also features the story of Navjot Sawney, a British Sikh engineer who invented a hand-cranked washing machine to help women in developing countries, and the story of Ervon Watkins and Ian Matthews, who are renovating a chapel in Wales into a music venue with investment from Snoop Dogg. Finally, the podcast shares the remarkable recovery of Jessica Lopez, who underwent a rare triple organ transplant and is now planning her wedding.

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