10 h. ago NHS staff in Greater Manchester told to wear face masks due to virus outbreaks

It comes as flu levels continue to rise across the region

Sport

16 h. ago NHS boss tells public to 'wear a mask' amid urgent UK warning

Health chiefs have told people to wear a mask in public as a 'very nasty' strain of flu circulates

Events

17 h. ago Mystery China virus outbreak spreads overseas as Russia battles rise in 'mutant' strain

A 'mutant' virus that sparked an outbreak in China is now on the rise in Russia after cases of the A(H3N2) strain continue to rise with almost a 20% increase in patients last week

Events

42 h. ago Mutant 'superflu' outbreak: Schools shut down, London hospitalisations triple and people are told to wear masks as 100 cruise passengers are struck down with norovirus

Headteachers across the UK have warned escalating sickness rates are causing alarm with some even reducing singing in assemblies to cut the spread of illness.

Science

3 d. ago Visitors to Scots hospitals told to wear face masks amid flu outbreak

The situation will remain under review.

Science

4 d. ago Officials hope China's mystery virus 'peaks soon' after 'hospitals left overwhelmed'

Chinese health experts are hoping a mystery virus outbreak is about to peak as a flood of patients puts hospitals under strain across the country

Politics

4 d. ago Brits told to wear face masks by health bosses amid 'flunami' with warnings hospitals face 'historic crisis' this winter

Britons are being warned to wear face masks as the NHS faces a 'historic crisis' this winter amid looming strikes and record numbers of people in hospital with flu.

Events

4 d. ago China hit by mystery virus outbreak as hospitals overwhelmed and children issued warning

Hospitals in China have been overwhelmed by an H3N2 influenza outbreak with patients waiting in corridors as antiviral drug purchases surge by 500%

Events

7 d. ago Spain deploys military to control African swine fever outbreak after pigs catch virus from ‘infected sandwich’

African swine fever, while harmless to humans, spreads rapidly among pigs and wild boar and poses a significant economic risk to Spain

Events

2 w. ago NHS services in Greater Manchester could be cut as staff numbers and budgets slashed

'We are going to face some very difficult decisions about what we want to stop, pause, slow down to make room for the things we want to do that are more value for money', said finance bosses for Greater Manchester's NHS

Sport

3 w. ago Health Secretary says 'uncomfortable' redundancy delays are 'on me' after 1,600 Greater Manchester NHS staff were left in limbo

The Health Secretary admitted the failing as he appeared on stage in Manchester this afternoon, after the region's health leaders slammed his lacking plans as 'Kafka-esque'

Society

4 w. ago Government announcement over NHS redundancies as 1,600 Greater Manchester staff in 'Kafka

'Hopefully this will see the end to the uncertainty our staff have been facing for the last eight months', said Greater Manchester health chief, Sir Richard Leese

Politics

4 w. ago Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks

International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America

Politics