The UK Health Security (UKHSA) is urging 10 groups of people to come forward for an “essential” vaccine this autumn in a bid to prevent unnecessary hospitalisations and even deaths. According to the health body, getting jabbed against the flu is “vital”. Online and over-the-phone bookings have already opened with the first appointments available from … Read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a warning to any Brits returning from certain countries amid a serious outbreak of a potentially dangerous infection. Health experts say travellers need to seek immediate advice if they spot three specific symptoms. These could signal an mpox infection, an illness that has been declared a public … Read more
Covid XEC was first identified in Germany with cases in Denmark, US and UK rapidly spreading as around 15 countries have also identified cases of it. Experts state this variant has some new mutations which may increase its spread during autumn. The Covid vaccines have been updated to match new variants however not with XEC … Read more
With children back at school after the summer holidays it is that time of year when illnesses and viruses can run riot. The mixing of lots of students together in classrooms provides the ideal place for certain bugs to thrive. In line with this, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a warning to … Read more
Health leaders have sounded the alarm over a rise in cases of drug-resistant gonorrhoea. Cases of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) have soared and are now at their highest level since records began in 1918. The latest figures for England show there were 85,223 cases of gonorrhoea diagnosed in 2023. As well as a rise … Read more
A health body is urging three eligible groups of people to come forward for the next available COVID-19 booster jab amid a rise in cases. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warns that not getting the top-up vaccine would leave you more vulnerable to hospitalisation and even death due to the illness. The free jab, … Read more
Health experts have issued an urgent warning to families of children with cancer as cases of measles have skyrocketed in the UK. According to new figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) more than 600 new suspected cases of the highly contagious infection were diagnosed by GPs in just three weeks. Since the current … Read more
