The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year, according to new NHS ...

Typhoon survivors sue Shell in landmark UK case testing climate reparations for Super Typhoon Rai's role in deaths and ...

A fifth UK case of a strain of mpox considered more transmissible than previous strains has been detected. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed on November 29 that the new case was ...

The UK’s National Health Service faces record hospital admissions as a highly contagious H3N2 “super flu” surges, compounded ...

There has been a significant increase in the number of UK cases of a mosquito-borne virus that can cause sudden fever and joint pain and is normally only found in Africa and southern Asia. The UK ...

It’s that time of year when coughs and colds are rampant and everyone appears to be getting ill.But health experts have ...

Researchers have revealed that almost 100 people fell sick in a Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe melon toward the end of 2023. In September 2023, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) ...

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'Chikungunya can be a nasty disease and we're seeing a worrying increase in cases among travellers returning to the UK,' says one infectious disease expert CASES of a killer virus that can make the ...

Scabies results in intense itching and a red, bumpy rash on the skin. (Getty Images) Cases of scabies – a parasitic skin condition once associated with poor hygiene and crowded living conditions – are ...