[ad_1] A Ugandan doctor vaccinates the contact of a patient who tested positive during the launch of the vaccination for the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus with a trial vaccine at the Mulago Guest House (Isolation centre) in Kampala, Uganda, February 3, 2025. — Reuters A young child has died of the Ebola virus…
[ad_1] PA Media Amanda Pritchard, head of NHS England, would have regular Monday meetings with Health Secretary Wes Streeting to review performance and address challenges. But last Monday was different. After discussing the state of the health service, she announced she was stepping down – with just one month’s notice. It came as a shock…
[ad_1] A girl receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood in Karachi, on July 20, 2020. — Reuters Thatta reports latest polio case, says Pakistan Polio Programme. Two other cases have been reported from Punjab, KP. 2024 saw 74 polio cases nationwide, Balochistan had the most. KARACHI: The sixth polio…
[ad_1] Nathan Briant & PA Media BBC News Barney Cokeliss/PA Media Heston Blumenthal is known for experimental dishes, such as snail porridge and bacon and egg ice cream TV chef and restaurateur Heston Blumenthal said being sectioned was the “best thing” to have happened as he opened up about his bipolar symptoms. The 58-year-old, who…
[ad_1] Patients will be able to book more appointments online and request to see their usual doctor under a new contract agreed with England’s GPs, the government has said. The deal gives an extra £889m a year to general practices, as well as a reduction in red tape and targets that ministers hope will mean…
[ad_1] Getty Images The hike in national insurance contributions (NICs) set for April will see some Northern Ireland GP practices going under if the government does not provide a bail-out, according to a senior doctor. The Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland (RCGP) told Stormont’s Public Accounts Committee the move could be “catastrophic”. Employers…
[ad_1] A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign amidst heavy snow in the Bakwali-Surgan area of AJK’s Neelum Valley, on February 4, 2025. — AFP Polio cases confirmed in Qambar, Mandi Bahauddin. Third case in Sindh, first in Punjab in 2025. Pakistan recorded 74 polio cases nationwide in…
[ad_1] Diana Gibb Mick needs creon since being treated for pancreatic cancer in 2023 Cancer patients and others with debilitating conditions have highlighted shortages of a vital drug they say have had a “devastating” impact on their lives. Creon, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (Pert), helps digestion, but has been hard to obtain for the…
[ad_1] Joshua Askew BBC News, South East Getty Images A hospital trust spokesperson said they would learn from the report A coroner has said the public is being misled over what an NHS physician associate (PA) does after a woman died following hospital failings, including being misdiagnosed with a nosebleed. Pamela Marking went to A&E…
[ad_1] Mpox vaccine bottles stand in a package, at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria November 18, 2024. — Reuters The mpox outbreak is still a public health emergency, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. The WHO, which first declared the emergency in August last year, said its decision was based on the continuing…
[ad_1] Alamy St Helier Hospital, pictured in 2018 when the dispute started A “gifted” NHS nurse who was deliberately left out of a tea round by a colleague who said “I don’t like you” has won a claim for unfair constructive dismissal at an employment tribunal. Diabetes specialist Susan Hamilton joined Epsom and St Helier…
[ad_1] People who have already had norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, could be at risk of catching it again this season, experts from the the UK’s Health Security Agency say. Data shows a different strain of the virus is on the rise and having had one strain doesn’t necessarily protect you from catching another, they…
[ad_1] A sign reading “measles testing” is seen as an outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, has raised concerns over its spread to other parts of the state, in Seminole, Texas, US, February 25, 2025. — Reuters HOUSTON: An unvaccinated child in Texas has died from measles, health officials confirmed on Wednesday, marking the first measles-related…
[ad_1] A representational image of a girl having trouble falling sleep. — Unsplash/File A single night of poor sleep may be enough to compromise your immune system, researchers have found, Daily Mail reported. While long-term sleep deprivation has been linked to obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes, new research suggests that even a single…
[ad_1] Zac Sherratt BBC News, South East Hudgell Solicitors Laura Winham was found dead at her flat in Woking in May 2021 A council has apologised after one of its tenants lay dead in her Surrey flat for more than three years. Laura Winham, 41, was found dead in her flat in Woking by her…
