The UK government’s decision to terminate its funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) after 2026 threatens to undermine…
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News on diseases, epidemics, vaccinations, cancer, screening programmes, flu, norovirus, COVID and UKHSA health warnings affecting the UK.
High-dose influenza vaccinations have been linked to a dramatic 55% reduction in the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in adults…
A curious and slightly alarming question posted to Reddit – “A guy told me his semen has crystals in it.…
Proposed cuts to US federal HIV prevention funding could trigger a surge of up to 10% in new infections over…
For Lauren Firenze, a simple social drink became a source of excruciating pain. At 24, sipping a gin and tonic…
Bangladesh is confronting its most severe measles outbreak in years, with the death toll among children now exceeding 130, according…
Britain faces a severe red alert for pollen this week, with the Met Office’s highest severity warning set to impact…
Eight British holidaymakers have now died after contracting severe gastrointestinal illnesses during or following visits to Cape Verde, with the…
Rotavirus is surging across the United States, with wastewater surveillance identifying the San Francisco Bay Area as a particular hotspot,…
More than 2,000 black men in the UK could die from prostate cancer within the next ten years if current…