7 h. ago Whooping cough horror as 11 babies die in worst UK outbreak for 40 years

Breakthrough new vaccine spray could be first to stop spread of deadly whooping cough which sees infants ‘turn blue’

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14 h. ago Vaccine for killer whooping cough could contain disease and stop it spreading

Government-funded clinical trial has found a nasal spray vaccine can stop it from living in the nose and throat - which is vital for stopping the spread of the killer disease

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7 d. ago Mormon church makes major change to bring women more in line with men

Experts have suggested that the move could keep women in the faith for longer and even counterbalance the effects of declining US birth rates

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2 w. ago What is whooping cough and how to protect your family from the bacterial infection

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. As of November 2025, the U.S. has already recorded 20,939 cases for the year. That’s slightly lower than the 21,391 cases during the same period in 2024, but these numbers are significantly higher than in 2023, when there were 2,993 cases by this time. Texas has issued a health alert on a surge in cases, and rates are rising in other states, too.

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2 w. ago London secondary schools numbers set to decline in similar scale to primary school crisis

Experts have warned that schools are having to merge classes and even year groups due to a sharp drop in the capital’s birth rate

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2 w. ago Texas sees massive spike in whooping cough cases as vaccination rates decline

Whooping cough cases are rising as national vaccination rates drop, with 92.1 percent of kindergarteners vaccinated in the 2024-2025 school year, down from 95 percent pre-COVID-19 pandemic

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3 w. ago ‘I thought my daughter had a migraine at new year – hours later, she collapsed and died’

There is a decline in infant and teenage vaccination rates which is leaving youngsters vulnerable to the disease, UKHSA warns

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