People travelling to areas affected by the recent mpox outbreak in Africa have been urged to get vaccinated by the EU’s public health body. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) updated its advice to people going to “epidemic areas” to “consult their healthcare provider or travel health clinicContinue Reading
A public health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) over a new outbreak of mpox in several African nations, with two case now reported outside of the continent. Also known as monkeypox, the disease has seen an upsurge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) withContinue Reading
A new, more deadly strain of mpox sweeping the world is highly likely to already be in the UK, a specialist in infectious diseases has warned. Professor Paul Hunter said mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, can spread very quickly between countries because it is a sexually transmitted infection.Continue Reading
NHS boosters will be offered to over-65s, old-age care home residents and people who are immunocompromised. David Pereiras/ Shutterstock This summer has seen a large COVID wave – one which is showing potential to be bigger than the 2023 winter wave was. The current wave has largely been driven byContinue Reading
The former chief executive of the UK’s scandal-hit nursing regulator allegedly said a whistleblower should “take a running jump” after they raised concerns about public safety. Multiple concerns have been raised about the former chief executive for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Andrea Sutcliffe, over alleged inappropriate language usedContinue Reading
A public health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) over a new outbreak of mpox in several African nations, with one case now reported in Europe. Also known as monkeypox, the disease has seen an upsurge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with confirmed casesContinue Reading
Sweden has recorded its first case of a new variant of mpox, the first confirmed case in Europe. At least 450 people have died following an initial outbreak of mpox Clade 1 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organisation has since declared a global public health emergencyContinue Reading
Albina Gavrilovic/Shutterstock One of the few certainties in life is the wrinkling of our skin. The “anti-aging” industry was worth almost £56 billion globally in 2023 – and is forecast to grow. But, although we can attempt to disguise the visible signs of aging through tweakments such as reducing exposureContinue Reading
People who experienced traumatic or stressful events during their childhood have a higher risk of developing multiple long-term health conditions in adulthood, new research has suggested. A study by the University of Dundee found each additional traumatic or stressful event experienced during childhood increases the odds of someone suffering fromContinue Reading
As new research reveals over half of people attending festivals, concerts or nightclubs in 2024 have experienced tinnitus, a doctor has explained more about the common condition. Tinnitus is the name for hearing noises that do not come from an outside source. It’s not usually a sign of anything seriousContinue Reading
