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Flu wave hits England’s busiest A&E – hundreds of patients are arriving a day

At England's busiest emergency unit, all the beds are full by midday. As one patient leaves his room at Leicester Royal Infirmary's acute unit, cleaning...

Last minute offer may avert strike by resident doctors

Next week's strike by resident doctors in England may be averted after ministers offered the British Medical Association a fresh deal. The doctors' union has...

Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children

A sperm donor who unknowingly harboured a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Europe,...

Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases

Some schools have had to bring back Covid-like measures to prevent the spread of flu, as rates of reported illnesses in schools and other...

Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud ‘beyond recovery’, report says

Much of the £10.9bn in taxpayer money lost to fraud and error in Covid support schemes is now "beyond recovery", a report has said. The...

Flu season has come early – should you buy a vaccine this year?

Flu has come early this year and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season because a new strain of the virus is...

Masks to be worn in hospitals as flu cases surge

Staff, patients and visitors are being asked to wear face masks at three hospital sites as flu cases rise. The measure has been brought in...

Maternity care failings ‘much worse’ than anticipated, says head of national review

Hungry mothers, dirty wards and poor care are blighting England's maternity services while staff receive death threats for working in some units, according to...

Pioneering new treatment reverses incurable blood cancer in some patients

A therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some patients, doctors...

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