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Infections rates are rising in China following the easing of lockdown restrictions.
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If you're worried, the BBC's health reporter Laura Foster has some information to help.
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Vaccine nurse says being descended from Henrietta Lacks helps her understand her patients' fears.
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The family of Jax Albert Jefferys says he was diagnosed with flu in the lead-up to his death.
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The health service is treating fewer patients than before Covid, so why is it still struggling?
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It uses the same messenger-RNA technology as some Covid-19 vaccines.
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The strike vote didn't make the 50% legal threshold for turnout in England.
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Melvyn Ryan's granddaughter, Nicole Lea, says she was told no ambulances were available.
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The entire DNA of 100,000 newborns in England will be sequenced to spot rare genetic conditions early.
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Beth Foreman says she left hospital just before midnight on a hunt to find "non-existent" drugs for her ill baby.
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The £2.4m trial led by the University of Exeter will be available at seven NHS sites around the UK.
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Strikes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to go ahead on Thursday after talks fail.
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The government discusses contingency plans, including using the military to cover border staff.
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A record week is in a large part down to more doctors reporting cases and more tests than before.
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Health members of Unison and Unite accept an improved offer which ends the risk of strike action.
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Figures obtained by Labour through Freedom of Information requests reveal staff pressures in the NHS.
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Roxy Rhodes, 37, fell into a bath full of scalding hot water when she was two.
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New way of altering DNA is used to engineer an "exciting", experimental therapy for a 13-year-old girl.
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Sixteen children have now died with invasive strep A since September, health officials say.
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The new health measure follows an increase in sexually transmitted infections in France.
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Infection rates up slightly in England and Northern Ireland, according to the latest ONS figures.
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Most strep A infections are mild, but more severe invasive cases - while still rare - are rising.
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A four-year-old who was fighting for her life with a strep A infection is recovering, her grandmother says.
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An innovative scheme in Manchester is pioneering a new way to make sure patients get the best care possible.
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Many surgeries are struggling to deal with increased demands as strep A cases rise, doctors say.
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A shortage of beds and huge demand is causing severe overcrowding and delays in A&E.
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The number of people dying rose by 27% between 2019 and 2021, to more than 9,000.
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A shortage of beds is causing severe overcrowding in A&E and putting patients at risk, doctors warn.
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The first study of pregnant manual workers shows the impacts heat stress can have on foetuses.
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A Danish investigation will look at a historic scandal in Greenland, but women tell the BBC of recent involuntary contraception.
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But pharmacies say they are having to work hard to obtain stocks and some lines are unavailable.
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It comes as some Tory members in his Suffolk constituency say the MP is "not fit to represent" them.
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Rishi Sunak promises to leave no stone unturned tackling the hospital backlog and ambulance delays.
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Relatives of patients who faced long waits for an ambulance in the West Midlands want improvements.
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Health officials advise warming living rooms in the day and bedrooms at night in the cold spell.
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Stella-Lily McCorkindale was described as a bright and talented little girl by her primary school.
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The drugs would be used to stop more cases of the bacterial infection that has killed some children.
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Prioritising firms recommended by MPs and peers wasted taxpayers' money, deputy leader Angela Rayner says.
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Data shows 13.3% of people smoked cigarettes in 2021 - down from 20.2% in 2011, while 7.7% vaped.
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Joanne Jones said she initially mistook her daughter's sickness for a chest infection.
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Services across England and Wales affected, but life-threatening calls will be responded to.
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A child in Hampshire has died of strep A, officials confirm, bringing the total deaths to eight.
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The father of seven-year-old Hanna Roap describes how his "bubbly" daughter died within hours.
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Dean Burns urges other parents with any concerns about their children's health to get them checked.
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A special body suit for people with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and strokes has had some remarkable results.
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Parents concerned about their child's symptoms are urged to seek medical advice.
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The latest case of a London primary school child follows the recent deaths of three young children.
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Scientists did the study for the government to better understand possible exposure to shoppers.
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Whistleblowers allege they were punished for raising concerns at one of England's worst performing trusts.
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Strep A is a bacterial infection that can be extremely serious, but is treatable.
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