Every two seconds, a woman goes into labour in a health centre where there is no clean water to wash…
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News on diseases, epidemics, vaccinations, cancer, screening programmes, flu, norovirus, COVID and UKHSA health warnings affecting the UK.
For more than a year, a mother’s instinct told her something was catastrophically wrong with her five-year-old son. She was…
A 22-year-old woman from Manchester has been given a terminal prognosis of 18 months to live following a diagnosis of…
A paradox lies at the heart of a new investigation into lung cancer: younger adults who do not smoke and…
The moment a consultant told Alastair Stewart he did not have Alzheimer’s should have been a relief. Instead, the journalist…
Millions of older and vulnerable people across England can now book appointments for a spring Covid-19 vaccination, with tens of…
The state of Utah has become the new epicentre of measles in the United States, now leading the nation with…
Three young people in Weymouth, Dorset, have contracted meningitis B in recent weeks, prompting a significant public health intervention across…
The nation must take urgent action to rebuild public confidence in vaccines and counter a rising tide of misinformation before…
Two women are tackling one of society’s last great health taboos head-on, warning that embarrassment around basic bodily functions is…