What is the monkeypox virus and what are the symptoms?
There have been over 800 cases of monkeypox in the UK
‘117,000 die on waiting lists for NHS’
Figures reveal double the number of deaths than before the pandemic as 6.5 million wait for treatment
When are you most contagious with Covid?
After two years of the pandemic, many wonder how contagious the virus still is and how likely they are to catch it
Will there be another Covid booster jab as case numbers rise?
Around 2.3 million people are thought to have had Covid in the last week.
How likely am I to get Covid again and will my symptoms change?
As two new subvariants drive a surge in cases across the country, the Standard explains how likely you are to test positive again
What is pancreatitis and what are the symptoms?
Everything you need to know about the symptoms of pancreatitis after Travis Barker rushed to hospital with the disease
Covid: How to get lateral flow tests and how much do they cost?
Free testing is still provided to some vulnerable groups such as NHS patients, care homes, hospices, prisons and refuges
£7m neurological centre to end wait lasting years
New research will go into neurological conditions, which affect one in six people
Infected Blood Inquiry: What happened and when was it?
Everything you need to know about the impact of the Infected Blood Inquiry
Polio alert as cases of virus that causes disease detected in London
It is the first time in almost 40 years that transmission of the virus has been detected in the UK
Source of polio virus ‘could be traced to individual household’
Health minister Lord Kamall told peers ‘world-beating’ technology might enable scientists to locate the exact source of the virus
54 new cases of monkeypox in UK ahead of WHO emergency meeting
The World Health Organisation will determine whether the outbreak presents a public health emergency of international concern
People who caught Omicron not immune from reinfection, study finds
The findings shatter a common assumption that people who had Omicron will better fend off re-infection
Monkeypox: more than 100 further cases detected in England
The viral infection causes a painful rash that usually clears up after two to three weeks
A&E patients warned of up to 13-hour waits to see doctor
A Princess Alexandra Hospital nurse warns a full waiting room of extremely long wait times in a video posted online
Two million Britons have long Covid, ONS reveals
Around 3.1% of the British population are suffering symptoms persisting for more than four weeks
Surge in people getting chickenpox vaccine amid monkeypox confusion
Well Pharmacy says it had seen a 146 per cent increase in the number of people getting jabbed for chickenpox
Discrepancies in wait times for NHS fertility services across London
Across the capital, average wait times range from 25 to 54 weeks - a 29-week gap depending on where you live
£8.5m lab opens to study toddlers’ brain disorders
It is hoped the lab will come up with earlier interventions for conditions such as autism and ADHD
Hospital hub doubles number of surgeries for hips and knees
Operations are said to be more accurate and lead to faster recovery times
Four new cases of monkeypox detected - including three in London
The latest four cases all appear to have been infected in London, the UK Health Security Agency said
Two people diagnosed with monkeypox in London
The pair live together in the same household and are not linked to the previous confirmed case in England which was announced on May 7
Omicron XE variant ‘tests positive for longer than other strains’
According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), there were 1,371 cases of the variant on April 29, an increase of 77 on April 20
Test to spot rare eye cancer in unborn babies rolled out across NHS
Retinoblastoma affects children, usually under the age of five
Hepatitis in children: Nearly 200 cases as found in Japan and Canada
So far the UK has reported 114 cases of severe, acute hepatitis ‘of unknown origin’ in children under the age of 10
Shortage of HRT in London is ‘massive problem’
One pharmacy in Highgate told the Standard that it had been ‘hell’ dealing with the number of inquiries from desperate patients