What is Marburg virus? Cases of Ebola-like virus confirmed in Ghana
Marburg virus disease is almost clinically indistinguishable from Ebola virus.
‘Heatwave means I risk life-threatening asthma attack if I leave home’
An estimated 3.5m Britons with asthma are at risk of having an attack sparked by hot weather
Two dead after feared Marburg virus found in Ghana
The highly infectious disease has been found in Africa
What is viral haemorrhagic fever? Nosebleed disease investigated
There have been 13 cases recorded so far, and three people have died.
Sadiq Khan ‘deeply concerned’ as 71% of UK monkeypox cases in London
Covid: Number one symptom is now sore throat, new study says
The symptoms of Covid have changed since the start of the pandemic
What is Centaurus, the new Covid Omicron subvariant BA.2.75?
Everything you need to know about Centaurus, the new Covid Omicron subvariant
What is the Amazon cancer vaccine trial?
The trial will study the safety of personalised vaccines to treat patients with skin and breast cancer.
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 much vitamin D should adults and children have as man ‘overdoses’
A man has been admitted to hospital after taking too much of the supplement
£7m neurological centre to end wait lasting years
New research will go into neurological conditions, which affect one in six people
What is polio and should we worry about the discovery of poliovirus?
It is the first time since 1984 that the virus has been found to be spreading in the community in the UK.
Women at 50% higher risk of long Covid
Women had a “higher risk” of symptoms lasting more than four weeks and more than 12 weeks, research has found
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
New study finds coffee makes people more likely to impulse buy
Shoppers should avoid coffee before doing their shopping to avoid impulse buys
Monkeypox outbreak: 80% of England’s cases in London
There are almost 500 cases in the capital, among 793 cases across the UK
Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2022: Why are smear tests important?
In the UK, 1 in 4 people invited for a smear test don’t go to their appointment.
Omicron less likely to cause long Covid than Delta, study suggests
King’s College London found the odds of having long Covid were between 20 and 50 percent lower during the Omicron outbreak
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