But NHS patients currently face strict thresholds to access via their GPs. NHS eligibility guidance states that patients must be aged over 18, with a BMI above 40 or 37.5+ if from a Black, Asian ...

In Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, there was a fall of 60.5 percentage points in the proportion of staff who received the flu vaccine this winter compared with 2016/17, with just 15.7 per cent ...

Scarlet fever is a contagious infection that typically infects young children - particularly those between the ages of two ...

Parents with young children have been warned to remain on high alert for a health condition that could cause kids to develop ...

Parents with children under the age of eight have been warned to look out for a medical condition that may cause kids to ...

The NHS has issued an alert to UK households over a 'highly contagious' illness, with two main symptoms which often persist ...

The NHS further advises: "do not go to school, nursery or work until you have not been sick or had diarrhoea for two days. Do ...

Work is underway across the Isle of Wight to deliver progress towards the Government's 10-Year Health Plan for England.This includes one-stop-shop local health centres and the introduction of Dora, an ...

THE NHS will get a technology fast lane to roll out new equipment more quickly after it passes trials. The “innovator passport” is part of Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s bid to cut red tape and ...

Additionally, 31.6% of tests came back positive for flu during the week ending Feb. 1 compared to a peak of 18.2% last season, CDC data shows. "Given the sharp rise [of flu illnesses] particularly ...

The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic.