Child contracts rare disease after swimming in river
A child is 'very poorly' from a rare infection caught after going swimming in a river, a council has said.
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Urgent measles warning to all passengers on Ryanair flight
Passengers on board a Ryanair flight to Dublin may have been exposed to measles, according to health officials.
HPV vaccine provides real benefits for men, analysis shows
Vaccination of boys and men against the human papillomavirus (HPV) reduces their risk of head and neck cancers and other malignancies, a new analysis shows, adding to the vaccine's proven benefit in protecting women from cervical cancer.
First full infected blood payouts before the end of the year - with some £210k interim payments within 90 days
The first full compensation payments to victims of the infected blood scandal will be made before the end of the year, with many also benefitting from further interim compensation payments of £210,000 within 90 days.
'Beautiful' toddler, 2, died after contracting Strep A alongside brother and sister
A 'beautiful' toddler died after contracting Strep A alongside her siblings. Ava Hodgkinson was just two when she succumbed to sepsis caused by Group A Streptococcus.
New driving law will bring major change to all UK roads in 2026
A new driving law is set to have a significant impact on all British roads in just a couple of years.
Live: Families of people whose lives were ruined and cut short by contaminated blood treatments await public inquiry report
A long-awaited final report from the public inquiry into the infected blood scandal is due to be published today. Between the 1970s and early 1990s, thousands of people, including people in Wales, were infected with hepatitis C and HIV due to being given contaminated blood or blood products which had been donated in the US.
Government says 'do not go to work' if you contract virus sweeping UK
The government has said 'do not go to work' if you contract a virus sweeping the UK.