The UKHSA (UK Health Security Agency) describe the four horsemen of the 2024 festive season as Covid-19, flu, respiratory ...
UK public health officials have issued a winter virus warning as flu positivity levels jumped from 11.6% to 17.1% in a week, ...
A ‘quad-demic’ refers to the outbreak of four viruses side by side. This winter in the UK, the NHS is asking people to protect themselves from Covid, the flu, RSV and norovirus after a “tidal wave” of ...
According to the UKHSA, flu vaccine uptake data indicates that just 36 per cent of those under 65 years in a clinical risk ...
Extreme winter pressures and a flu 'tidal wave' have exposed the ‘cavernous gap’ between low numbers of nurses and rising ...
NHS 24 has issued advice about how to cope with norovirus – also known as the winter vomiting bug – after an increase in ...
New NHS figures show 73% of patients attending A&E at Milton Keynes hospital are seen within the recommended four hours.
A travel expert has warned passengers of making one buffet mistake during their cruise trip that could ruin their holidays.
It is a play on the word “pandemic” – described by the Dictionary of Epidemiology as an “epidemic occurring over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a large ...
NHS England has published its latest monthly performance data for hospitals along with this week’s snapshot of winter virus levels and A&E pressures. Here are the key figures from both reports: An ...
The number of hospital beds in England occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, NHS England said, as it warned of a “tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals”. Health leaders said ...
Symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, may start off similar to a common cold, with sneezing and a runny nose. But ...