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The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as Day 43 with almost no one happy with the final result, Read MoreContinue Reading

Thousands of NHS staff in England to lose jobs after deal approved Nick Triggle Health correspondent PA Media Thousands of NHS staff redundancies in England will now go ahead after a deal was reached with the Treasury to allow the health service to overspend this year to cover the costContinue Reading

The United States has grown its dependent on foreign drug supplies from China and India,, causing a national security and public health threat, lawmakers say., Read MoreContinue Reading

At least 153 unvaccinated students at two northern South Carolina schools exposed to measles are being quarantined for 21 days, state health officials said., Read MoreContinue Reading

The world’s largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil., Read MoreContinue Reading

An epidemic of Type 2 diabetes continues to plague the United States, leading to calls for reassessing how the disease is diagnosed and treated, experts told UPI., Read MoreContinue Reading

Federal health authorities are warning of potential listeria contamination of ready-to-eat meals by HelloFresh that contain recalled frozen spinach., Read MoreContinue Reading

A botulism outbreak tied to its powder baby formula prompted ByHeart to recall all of its infant formula products nationwide on Tuesday., Read MoreContinue Reading

This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles — not just severe cases — but experts warn that this shouldn’t be seen as a replacement for vaccination. In a recent opinionContinue Reading

Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country, Read MoreContinue Reading

PA Media Nurses from Darlington Memorial Hospital have taken their NHS bosses to an employment tribunal NHS bosses “penalised” female nurses complaining about a transgender woman using their changing room, an employment tribunal has been told. Eight nurses are challenging a policy which allows the single-sex room at Darlington MemorialContinue Reading