1 hour ago Doctors warn of surge in medieval disease as schools report several cases

The skin infection has been reported in several schools in Devon, with the number of people seeking medical care doubling since 2022 as doctors urge early treatment

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68 h. ago Schoolboy, 14, who became youngest person in Britain to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease dies after 'fighting with all his strength'

Brave Kyle Sieniawski was just like other schoolboys who enjoyed playing with his friends until the shock diagnosis just ten months ago.

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1 week ago Doctors warn of new ‘mutated’ flu strain that vaccine may not be as effective against

Public health experts say people should still get the vaccine – and as soon as possible – as it will still provide protection, including against serious illness

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1 week ago Kim Kardashian reveals doctors warn her brain aneurysm could 'rupture' at any time from her high

Kim Kardashian revealed doctors were terrified that a brain aneurysm discovered during a recent scan could 'rupture' - and warned her that her lifestyle might be pushing her body to the edge.

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2 w. ago Doctors warn of 'most severe flu outbreak in decades' as infections begin to surge

With the worst of the flu season yet to descend on us, health experts are urging people to get their flu jabs to protect themselves from becoming 'seriously ill'

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2 w. ago ‘The White Lotus’ saw a surge in searches for one anxiety drug. Doctors give a stark warning

Taking lorazepam and drinking, like characters did on the show, can put people into a coma, doctors warn

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2 w. ago Thousands of NHS doctors begin strike over pay as leaders warn of 'staff cuts'

Resident doctors in England have begun a five-day walkout

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2 w. ago NHS may have to cut frontline staff and perform fewer operations and scans to cover the £240m cost of today's doctors' strike, health leaders warn

Thousands of resident doctors are due to walkout for five days from 7am today in a row over pay - despite pocketing rises worth 28.9 per cent over the past three years.

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2 w. ago NHS doctors go on strike as leaders warn industrial action could mean staff cuts

Some 77,000 resident doctors work in hospitals and community services, with thousands of them expected to strike for five days from Friday.

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2 w. ago NHS will be hit by winter chaos when doctors strike for 5 days from TODAY, health bosses warn

A FIVE-day doctors’ strike which starts today will trigger winter chaos in the NHS, health bosses warn.  Thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, in the British Medical Association will down tools until Wednesday.  It is the third winter in a row of pay protests and a major blow to hopes of cutting waiting lists....

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2 w. ago Brit schoolboy diagnosed with 18th Century disease after being 'sent to school with mouldy bread'

The 10-year-old boy, known as Abdur, was found to be suffering from a rare disease caused by severe malnutrition - and the mistreatment was only uncovered after he was admitted to hospital

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2 w. ago Starving schoolboy diagnosed with horror case of Victorian disease caused by neglect

A 10-year-old boy, who was suffering extreme neglect and malnutrition, has been diagnosed with scurvy which was common among sailors centuries ago.

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2 w. ago Starving British schoolboy diagnosed with Elizabethan disease in horror neglect case

A 10-year-old boy, from Oldham, who was suffering extreme neglect and malnutrition, has been diagnosed with scurvy which was common among sailors centuries ago

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3 w. ago Scabies surges in UK as cases of parasitic medieval skin disease double

The UK Health and Security Agency has found that cases of the disease, which has been present in the UK for centuries, have surged by almost half over the last two years alone

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