10 h. ago Popular cough medicine for children recalled over bacterial infection risk that can be deadly

The medicine was recalled because it contains Bacillus cereus, a type of bacteria that can cause two types of foodborne illnesses

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67 h. ago Tongue symptom could flag potentially dangerous infection in children

The tell-tale sign is one of the few separating scarlet fever from the common cold

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5 d. ago Love Island's Camilla Thurlow gives update after kids fall ill with highly infectious condition

Love Island husband and wife couple Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt are caring for their children after their household fell to the common infection of chickenpox

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1 week ago Cuts to UK’s global vaccination funding would risk avoidable child deaths, experts warn

Exclusive: Scientists also say any reduction in Foreign Office funding for vaccine alliance Gavi would harm UK’s soft powerAny cut in UK funding to a global vaccination group would damage soft power and could make British less resilient to infectious diseases, as well as causing avoidable deaths among children, leading vaccine and aid experts have warned.Scientists including Sir Andrew Pollard, who led the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, said a major cut in money for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) could also make the UK less able to respond to a future pandemic. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UKHSA warns over Scarlet Fever symptoms and urges people to call GP first

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned people to be vigilant for the symptoms of a "contagious infection that mostly affects children"

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3 w. ago UK Salmonella outbreak results in hospitalisations as 20 infected including 13 children

Officials says the illness is linked to an unusual strain which was the cause of an outbreak in 2023

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