43 h. ago Israeli strikes on Gaza 'kill family of 10 including five kids', health officials say

The UN has raised alarm over Israel’s blockade stopping food and supplies entering Gaza – where two million people are said to rely on one million prepared charity meals a day

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3 d. ago Health officials hit out at RFK Jr after deadly measles outbreak

A second young child in Texas died from a measles infection

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3 d. ago RFK Jr.'s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials

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6 d. ago Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnight

Health officials say four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight

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9 d. ago Israeli strike on Gaza City residential block killed at least 23, officials say

Israeli military says it struck a senior Hamas militant who it claims was behind attacks emanating from ShijaiyahMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, health officials said, as the renewed fighting in the devastated Palestinian territory showed no signs of letting up.The Al-Ahli hospital said at least 23 people were killed in the strike, including eight women and eight children, figures confirmed by the territory’s health ministry. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23, officials say

An Israeli airstrike on a residential block in northern Gaza killed at least 23 people, health officials in the Palestinian territory say

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1 week ago Symptoms of common infection that UKHSA warns can 'turn fatal' if untreated

Health officials have urged people to look out for the "early warning signs" of the infection

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1 week ago Texas measles outbreak includes multiple cases at a day care in Lubbock

Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated

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1 week ago UKHSA issues 'do not' warning to tackle one of 'UK's biggest health threats'

Health officials have advised Brits to "act now" and follow "simple steps" so that common infections don't become life-threatening

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1 week ago New case of deadly mpox strain detected in UK with 'no known connection to confirmed case'

Health officials are working to determine where the individual may have caught the infection

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1 week ago Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs

Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK JrMultiple maternal and child health programs have been eliminated or hollowed out as part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) layoffs, prompting alarm and disbelief among advocates working to make Americans healthier.The fear and anxiety come as a full accounting of the cuts remains elusive. Federal health officials have released only broad descriptions of changes to be made, rather than a detailed accounting of the programs and departments being eviscerated. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UKHSA warns of 'rapidly emerging' fungal infection in England linked to dangerous hospital outbreaks

Health officials say the fungus was "previously rarely detected" in England

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’

WHO warns there is urgent need for care capacity, while US agency says number of dead could eventually exceed 10,000The fallout from Myanmar’s earthquake has overwhelmed parts of the healthcare system, the World Health Organization has said, as the official death toll rose to more than 2,000, with many more missing.Rescue operations faced “significant obstacles including damaged roads, collapsed bridges, unstable communications and the complexities related to civil conflict”, the WHO said in an update. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Biblical' disease could soon be 'untreatable' – see the infections near you

One disease, which was first mentioned in the Bible, could soon become untreatable in humans as it continues to evolve against antibiotics in a recent study, according to health officials

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3 w. ago Health officials warn deadly fungus with no treatment is rampant in hospitals, posing major risk to public

Candida Auris, a type of yeast resistant to many treatments, was first detected on wards in 2016, with 52 infections reported across 4 states. It has now spread much further.

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3 w. ago A patient finally got off the organ transplant list. A month later, they died of rabies

Michigan health officials say there is ‘no threat’ to the public after the first human case of the disease in the state in more than 15 years

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3 w. ago Bird flu warning as milk trend in UK could be 'transmission route' for virus

A type of milk consumed in the UK could be a "tenable transmission route" for bird flu, health officials warn

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3 w. ago Tropical virus warning issued as UK cases reach record high – full list of symptoms to look out for

Health officials warn that imported cases of the virus have reached their highest ever levels

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3 w. ago Trump administration at ‘war’ with mRNA technology: scientists alarmed vaccine skeptics could kill research

Public health experts are sounding the alarm over recent move by the NIH to collect information about funding for research into mRNA technologyA cutting-edge technology expected to foster new medical breakthroughs in treatments for cancers and infectious disease is being treated “like a four-letter word” inside the Trump administration, causing panic among scientists who fear Trump-appointed health officials, driven by misinformation and conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 vaccine, will cut critical research in the field.Scientists and public health experts interviewed by the Guardian are sounding the alarm over a recent move by the National Institutes of Health to collect information about funding for research into mRNA technology. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Truth behind claim 'Black Death' has returned to UK as health officials issue warning

A human case of bubonic plague in the UK has been confirmed as a false alarm following a mix-up with official data, but British boffins are looking to develop a vaccine amid fears it could re-emerge

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