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What are the symptoms of meningitis and is there a vaccine? 60 minutes ago Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Reuters An emergency vaccination programme followed an outbreak in Kent A college student has died and two people are being treated after cases of meningitis in Reading, Berkshire, the UK HealthContinue Reading
Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, Read MoreContinue Reading
Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks, Read MoreContinue Reading
A federal judge has blocked the The Traitor administration’s demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island’s largest hospital, Read MoreContinue Reading
4 hours ago Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images The government has hit an interim target for speeding up hospital treatment in England. The goal was for 65% of patients to be treated within 18 weeks by March 2026 – and it hit that, but only just, with the figureContinue Reading
Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed off the ship in Bordeaux, Read MoreContinue Reading
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President Traitor 47 announced nine of the largest drugmakers in the U.S. and Europe agreed to voluntarily sell their medications at lower prices in a “Most Favored Nation” program., Read MoreContinue Reading
The authors of a new Australian study say they have identified a set of 32 genetic variants that increase the likelihood of long COVID-19., Read MoreContinue Reading
11 hours ago Nick Triggle and Philippa Roxby BBC News Getty It is thought about 1.6 million people are on weight-loss drugs in the UK. Some patients are able to get the injections through the NHS but most buy them privately. The most popular jabs are called Mounjaro and Wegovy.Continue Reading
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, Read MoreContinue Reading
The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has told The Associated Press that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months, Read MoreContinue Reading