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Flu

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Stop calling it 'Long Covid', doctors told... because illness is 'indistinguishable' for other post-viral syndromes

Stop calling it 'Long Covid', doctors told… because illness is 'indistinguishable' for other post-viral syndromes

Doctors should stop using the term long Covid as it is creating…
Urgent warning over whooping cough as cases spike to decade high: Health chiefs beg parents to get children vaccinated against '100-day cough'

Urgent warning over whooping cough as cases spike to decade high: Health chiefs beg parents to get children vaccinated against '100-day cough'

Health officials today begged parents to get their children vaccinated amid spiralling…
Feel like everyone's getting sick lately? Latest CDC maps reveals dozens of states are still hotspots for flu and stomach bugs

Feel like everyone's getting sick lately? Latest CDC maps reveals dozens of states are still hotspots for flu and stomach bugs

We may be heading into spring, but parts of America continue to…
Would you fire a stranger's snot up your nose to unblock it? That's the revolutionary new treatment that could herald a cure for congestion and hay fever...

Would you fire a stranger's snot up your nose to unblock it? That's the revolutionary new treatment that could herald a cure for congestion and hay fever…

Squirting a healthy stranger’s nasal mucus up your nose could help relieve…
West Virginia boy, 16, has both hands and feet AMPUTATED after a tickly throat led to sepsis and 'mummified' his limbs

West Virginia boy, 16, has both hands and feet AMPUTATED after a tickly throat led to sepsis and 'mummified' his limbs

A teenage boy had to have his hands and feet amputated after…
I'm a former FDA food safety officer, these are the items I'd NEVER order at a restaurant - plus other 'red flags' you must watch out for

I'm a former FDA food safety officer, these are the items I'd NEVER order at a restaurant – plus other 'red flags' you must watch out for

Dr Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert at Northeastern University in Boston…
Huge push to get kids vaccinated against illnesses like measles, polio and diphtheria as uptake rates plunge to decade low in wake of Covid

Huge push to get kids vaccinated against illnesses like measles, polio and diphtheria as uptake rates plunge to decade low in wake of Covid

‘If we’re not vaccinated, we’re not protected’ is the compelling message at…
Fears about a 'mystery virus' spread through TikTok - among young people who say they're not testing positive for COVID, flu or other common bugs

Fears about a 'mystery virus' spread through TikTok – among young people who say they're not testing positive for COVID, flu or other common bugs

Fear is rampant on social media platforms about a ‘mystery virus’ that…
Teacher, 51, has her feet and hands amputated after a SORE THROAT led to sepsis: 'Her limbs were black and mummified'

Teacher, 51, has her feet and hands amputated after a SORE THROAT led to sepsis: 'Her limbs were black and mummified'

A high school teacher had to have her hands and feet amputated…
Tax breaks should be given to firms which give their staff counselling, physiotherapy and flu jabs, report says

Tax breaks should be given to firms which give their staff counselling, physiotherapy and flu jabs, report says

Firms who provide staff with access to counselling, physiotherapy and flu jabs…
FDA says current Covid vaccines may need to be overhauled this winter - and updated every year - to keep up with evolving strains

FDA says current Covid vaccines may need to be overhauled this winter – and updated every year – to keep up with evolving strains

Top health officials in the US are making plans for a new…
DR ELLIE CANNON: Could my 24-hour 'flu' bout really have been a mini-stroke?

DR ELLIE CANNON: Could my 24-hour 'flu' bout really have been a mini-stroke?

Q: A few weeks ago I felt like I had flu coming…
Uptake of shingles jab must rise, warn experts as shocking figures show less than half of all 71-year-olds have had it

Uptake of shingles jab must rise, warn experts as shocking figures show less than half of all 71-year-olds have had it

The NHS must do more to tackle the low uptake of the…
REVEALED: The health questions your state Googles the most

REVEALED: The health questions your state Googles the most

Americans are most curious about which diseases are contagious and how much…
A doctor told Gina her fever was just a virus... a week later she was dead. Amid a worrying rise in sepsis deaths, one heartbroken sister pleads for wider awareness of the hidden killer

A doctor told Gina her fever was just a virus… a week later she was dead. Amid a worrying rise in sepsis deaths, one heartbroken sister pleads for wider awareness of the hidden killer

Britain’s worrying rise in deaths from sepsis may be due to some…
Why I won't give my child the MMR jab: Brutally honest verdict of mother who insists she is not an anti-vaxxer - as a top expert debunks her widely-believed concerns in hope of convincing hesitant parents to get their kids jabbed

Why I won't give my child the MMR jab: Brutally honest verdict of mother who insists she is not an anti-vaxxer – as a top expert debunks her widely-believed concerns in hope of convincing hesitant parents to get their kids jabbed

A leading doctor has today debunked some of the biggest fears surrounding…
REVEALED: US is collaborating with Chinese scientists to make bird flu strains more infectious and deadly as part of $1m project - despite fears similar tests unleashed Covid

REVEALED: US is collaborating with Chinese scientists to make bird flu strains more infectious and deadly as part of $1m project – despite fears similar tests unleashed Covid

The US government is spending $1million of American taxpayer money to fund…
Now prepare for measles mayhem all over the UK: Health chiefs reveal outbreaks are cropping up outside of West Midlands epicentre 'due to worryingly low MMR vaccine uptake'

Now prepare for measles mayhem all over the UK: Health chiefs reveal outbreaks are cropping up outside of West Midlands epicentre 'due to worryingly low MMR vaccine uptake'

Health officials are scrambling to stem an alarming tide of measles across…
Don't visit wet markets this Lunar New Year, WHO tells travellers in Asia amid escalating bird flu pandemic fears

Don't visit wet markets this Lunar New Year, WHO tells travellers in Asia amid escalating bird flu pandemic fears

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged travellers in Asia to avoid wet markets…
Now Pfizer wants to start selling its Covid jab privately in chemists from next month after ministers announced 'slimmed down' roll-out

Now Pfizer wants to start selling its Covid jab privately in chemists from next month after ministers announced 'slimmed down' roll-out

Brits will be able to buy private Pfizer Covid jabs from chemists…