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Mpox: More cases of new Clade 1b strain detected in UK | UK News
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Two more cases of a new strain of mpox have been detected in the UK, officials say. Last week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a single case of the mpox virus variant Clade 1b had been confirmed in London. The agency has now announced a further two cases – in household contacts of…
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Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine as nine young babies die amid surge in cases in England | UK News
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Pregnant women have been advised to get vaccinated against whooping cough after nine young babies died as cases of the illness surged in England. Whooping cough, which affects the lungs and breathing tubes and spreads very easily, according to the NHS, is responsible for the deaths of nine babies between November and the end of…
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Whooping cough: Three more deaths confirmed in England – as cases continue to rise sharply | UK News
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Three more babies have died after developing whooping cough in England. Eight infants have died between January and April 2024, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). This is three more than the previously reported figure for the year so far. Health officials are urging pregnant women to get the whooping cough vaccine. In…
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Measles cases worldwide almost double in a year – as England faces measles ’emergency’ | World News
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Measles cases nearly doubled globally between 2022 and 2023, researchers say. There were 321,582 cases worldwide in 2023 – an 88% increase from the previous year, when 171,153 cases were recorded. Total cases for 2024 look on track to at least match last year’s numbers, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Some countries could…
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Prostate cancer care: Awareness and early detection needed as cases to ‘inevitably’ double by 2040, study finds | World News
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Prostate cancer cases are set to double by 2040, according to researchers who have called on authorities to “take action now” as the rise is “inevitable”. The study by the Lancet Commission on prostate cancer suggests that deaths are expected to double from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million in 2040 as life expectancy…
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COVID-19: New variant spreading across UK – as overall cases continue to rise | UK News
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A new COVID variant is spreading across the UK, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) – and already makes up one in seven new cases. Scientifically known as EG.5.1, it is descended from the Omicron variant of COVID. The UKHSA has been monitoring its prevalence in the country due to increasing cases internationally,…
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First cases of treatment-resistant ringworm found in patients in US | US News
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Two cases of highly contagious, drug-resistant ringworm infection have been detected in the US. The cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in February and shared in a report published on Thursday. The patients, from New York City, had their first symptoms in 2021 and 2022. One of the patients…