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NHS chiefs are warning of a “quad-demic” of viruses this winter driven by a four-fold surge in flu. More than 1,000 patients were in hospital with influenza last week, up significantly on 243 ...
An NHS doctor has urged certain people to avoid using nasal sprays. According to the expert, doing so could result in some ...
The boss of NHS England has urged Brits to get vaccinated before Christmas with cases of ‘festive flu’ on the rise. Cases of Flu, norovirus (the winter vomiting bug) and RSV (a common cold and ...
The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was "in distress" this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high. The ...
Scotland is on course for the highest number of annual flu deaths in almost half a century after more than than 350,000 fewer vaccines were given this winter.
Here is a summary of school absence rules if your child has a common illness such as a fever, cold, cough, flu, sore throat, ...
The new molecule combines the specificity of a mature flu fighter with the broad binding capacity of a more general immune ... An Antiviral Chewing Gum to Reduce Influenza and Herpes Simplex Virus ...
The Health Foundation analysed publicly available data to assess NHS performance and the effects of winter pressures on the ...
The NHS is now rolling out the RSV jab to over 200 ... While for many, the symptoms are indistinguishable from a cold or flu, in young babies and older people, the symptoms can be more severe.
The NHS is expanding the availability of the RSV ... While symptoms are often similar to a cold or flu, they can be severe in young babies and older adults. Clinical trials have shown that the ...
The first of a new generation of anti-flu drugs will be made available on the NHS this winter. Relenza can reduce the length and severity of symptoms and will be offered to the elderly and those ...
Welsh NHS Confederation director Darren Hughes said a staffing crisis in social care meant one in nine hospital beds were occupied by patients who should be discharged. Covid and the flu outbreak ...