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Senators urge Biden to BAN travelers from China 'until we know more about the dangers' of its mystery pneumonia outbreak – but CDC director says culprit is definitely NOT a new virus

Republican senators have called for the US to ban travel from China ‘immediately’ amid an outbreak of child pneumonia that is overwhelming hospitals. Florida senator Marco Rubio said President Joe Biden ‘must take…

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What is causing the 'white lung' pneumonia spike in China and the US? How worried should you be? And what is mycoplasma? Everything we know about the outbreaks so far

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What is causing the 'white lung' pneumonia spike in China and the US? How worried should you be? And what is mycoplasma? Everything we know about the outbreaks so far

Nearly two weeks ago, news broke of an outbreak of a ‘mysterious’ pneumonia in China affecting children. While the spread began in May, the world only learned about it last week, prompting the World…

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Not now Covid! CDC says it's tracking a NEW coronavirus variant that has tripled in a month (but is still mild and NOT more likely to kill)

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Not now Covid! CDC says it's tracking a NEW coronavirus variant that has tripled in a month (but is still mild and NOT more likely to kill)

A new Covid variant is spreading across the US, but experts have urged people not to panic. BA.2.86 is a mutation on the Omicron BA.2 subvariant and is responsible for almost…

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Fears Britain could be hit by own outbreak of China's 'mystery' pneumonia as experts blame lockdowns for alarming surge of 'myco' bug sweeping world

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Fears Britain could be hit by own outbreak of China's 'mystery' pneumonia as experts blame lockdowns for alarming surge of 'myco' bug sweeping world

China’s ‘mystery’ pneumonia wave could hit Britain imminently, experts warned today. Officials in Beijing last week sparked fears of a new pandemic after sounding the alarm over an unusual spike…

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More proof that not ALL ultra-processed foods are bad? Only meats like bacon, pizza, noodles and ice cream raise risk of type 2 diabetes, study claims

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More proof that not ALL ultra-processed foods are bad? Only meats like bacon, pizza, noodles and ice cream raise risk of type 2 diabetes, study claims

Only some ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be damage our health, another study has suggested. Additive-laden foods have been vilified for decades over their supposed risks, with studies linking them to…

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Matt Hancock claims not overruling science which stated Covid couldn't spread asymptomatically is his 'single greatest regret' and says he should have followed his 'hunch'

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Matt Hancock claims not overruling science which stated Covid couldn't spread asymptomatically is his 'single greatest regret' and says he should have followed his 'hunch'

Matt Hancock today claimed his ‘single greatest regret’ during the pandemic was not ‘overruling’ advice from scientists who supposedly said Covid couldn’t spread asymptomatically. The shamed ex-health secretary claimed advisers told…

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WHO demands fresh data from China amid outbreak of 'white lung syndrome' as Chinese are told to wear masks and social distance again - in chilling echo of Covid

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WHO demands fresh data from China amid outbreak of 'white lung syndrome' as Chinese are told to wear masks and social distance again – in chilling echo of Covid

The World Health Organization (WHO) is requesting more data from China amid an outbreak of pneumonia in children. Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, a WHO epidemiologist, said the agency was ‘following…

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Congress demands CDC hands over everything it knows about China's mystery pneumonia outbreak

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Congress demands CDC hands over everything it knows about China's mystery pneumonia outbreak

A Congressional committee sent a scathing letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demanding it be more transparent regarding the mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in China, stressing the agency…

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Is China's 'mystery pneumonia' sweeping Europe? Netherlands sees alarming surge in similar illness among children - as terrifying video shows hazmat-clad workers in China disinfecting schools

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Is China's 'mystery pneumonia' sweeping Europe? Netherlands sees alarming surge in similar illness among children – as terrifying video shows hazmat-clad workers in China disinfecting schools

An alarming spike in pneumonia cases among children has been detected in the Netherlands, mirroring a similar surge in China. Dutch health experts say a striking number have been sickened…

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Fears swine flu could be spreading under the radar as health chiefs urge Brits with cold-like symptoms to stay at home after 'fluke' detection

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Fears swine flu could be spreading under the radar as health chiefs urge Brits with cold-like symptoms to stay at home after 'fluke' detection

Swine flu could be silently spreading in Britain, experts fear as officials scramble to contain a potential crisis. It comes after a Brit was sickened by a strain never seen…

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Loose Women panellist Stacey Solomon, and her son Rex, have previously featured in videos on social media promoting formula manufacturer Cow & Gate's Baby Club

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Influencers should be BANNED from promoting formula milk on social media, WHO says

Influencers should be banned from promoting formula milk on social media, the World Health Organisation has said. Experts said manufacturers were increasingly using ‘exploitative marketing’ online to encourage parents to…

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Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan, said on X (formerly Twitter ) that 'full cooperation with the international community is 'not an option' but a 'public health imperative,' asking, 'Will Beijing step up?

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Obama's ex-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel breaks diplomatic ranks and says there are still 'serious questions' about China's mysterious child pneumonia outbreak

The US ambassador to Japan said ‘full cooperation’ is a ‘public health imperative’ China has claimed its outbreak is due to seasonal respiratory illnesses READ MORE: China claims a new virus is…

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Latest data, gathered by the World Health Organization and compiled by the Oxford University-run platform Our World in Data, shows the UK's wine consumption has soared to 3.3litres of pure alcohol annually (2019), up on the 0.3litres recorded almost 60 years earlier in 1961. It now accounts for over a third (33.7 per cent) of all alcohol consumed across the country and sits almost level with beer (36 per cent) which has plummeted from the 5.8litres logged in 1961 to 3.5litres today

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Britain now drinks more WINE than beer: Fascinating charts show how consumption of Sauvignon Blanc has soared 11-fold since the 60s – yet ale has halved since its heyday

Britain has long been known for its pub culture and love of pints. But fascinating charts tracking the UK’s drinking habits show how wine has now overtaken beer in the…

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NHS cervical screening data shows uptake was at its highest that year (75.7 per cent). It has since fallen to 68.7 per cent in 2023

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Cervical screening uptake plummets to 10-year low: One in three women skipped vital smear test that protects against cancer

Smear test uptake in England has fallen to a record low, with a third of woman now shunning the check that can spot the earliest signs of cervical cancer. NHS Digital…

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China told the WHO the rise in respiratory illness 'has not resulted in patient loads exceeding hospital capacities', yet photos from on-the-ground in Chinese healthcare providers showed long lines of patients hooked up to IV drips

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China claims a new virus is NOT the culprit in mystery pneumonia outbreak in children – despite history of cover-ups

China has claimed that its outbreak of mystery pneumonia tearing through schools is not the result of a new virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had seen data from China…

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The first email to Government a new 'undiagnosed pneumonia ' in China, sent by Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, has been published by the Covid Inquiry

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The email that alerted the UK's top scientists to Covid: Jonathan Van-Tam warned of Wuhan outbreak of 'viral pneumonia in China' in January 2020

The first email that alerted UK Government officials to the threat of new ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’ in China has been published by the Covid Inquiry. It was sent by Professor Sir…

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Hospitals in Beijing and Liaoning are among those 'overwhelmed with sick children,' while school classes were 'on the verge of suspension'

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Mystery pneumonia tears through schools in China with 'many, many hospitalized' – in eerie echo of early days of Covid

Hospitals in Beijing and Liaoning are ‘overwhelmed with sick children’ Students and teachers have been struck down, with some classes canceled READ MORE: How Covid lockdowns opened Pandora’s box of…

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The British Medical Association (BMA)'s president said the idea of 'getting away' with two pints 'has always been dangerous'. However, he cautioned that a 125ml glass of 9 per cent wine ¿ more common when current drink-driving laws were devised in the 1960s ¿ is now 'virtually unheard of'

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Don't drive after just ONE drink, doctors tell Brits as they warn booze has 'got stronger' since rules were set in the 60s

Brits were today urged not to get behind the wheel after just one drink, with doctors warning booze has got stronger. The British Medical Association (BMA)’s president said the idea…

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Addressing the Covid Inquiry, No10's former chief scientific adviser said it was the 'most important lesson' he learned during the pandemic

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UK lockdown needed to be 'earlier, harder and broader', Sir Patrick Vallance says but admits there was no scientific basis behind 'rule of six'

Covid lockdowns should have been ‘harder’, ‘broader’ and introduced ‘earlier’, Sir Patrick Vallance hinted today. Addressing the Covid Inquiry, No10’s former chief scientific adviser said it was the ‘most important…

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Ken Mattlin, 86, of Bakersfield, California, has turned to robots and gadgets for companionship amid America's loneliness epidemic

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Loneliness is deadlier than smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and worse for you than being overweight: America's top doctor joins UN fight against isolation

America’s top doctor has joined UN efforts to combat the scourge of loneliness, which he says is more dangerous than obesity, physical inactivity — and even of smoking 15 cigarettes…

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