A NEW “highly transmissible” Covid variant has arrived in the UK, an expert has warned. Cases of the bug have fallen in recent weeks, but are expected to surge around …
DIABETICS’ lives could be changed forever thanks to a new treatment that could spell the end of daily injections. Stanford University scientists have developed a hydrogel drug delivery system that …
A LIFESAVING vaccine to prevent a sometimes deadly “cold-like” virus has been approved for infants for the first time. Pfizer’s Abrysvo jab for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was greenlit for …
HAVING a vaccine before being infected with coronavirus reduces your risk of long Covid by 58 per cent, a study shows. Getting at least three doses before catching your first …
CHILDREN are expericing seizures and falling unconscious after catching Covid, scientists warn. Younsters who catch the Omicron strain are signifcantly more likely to have an episode, than those struck by other …
LURGY season is upon us – and I appear to be one of its early victims. Long gone are the sniffle-free days of summer (ignoring the occasional bout of hayfever). …
THE number of children in hospital with a deadly RSV has quadrupled in just over a month, official data has revealed. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of …
A UK city has been put on measles alert after seeing a rise in kids with the “extremely infectious” disease. Several youngsters have been rushed to Sheffield Children’s Hospital with the …
CHICKENPOX could be relegated to the history books thanks to new plans to roll out a vaccine on the NHS. Last week, government scientific advisers said two doses of the …
MEASLES is a highly infectious illness that can cause serious complications, including pneumonia, meningitis and blindness. Getting the MMR vaccine can prevent little ones from getting the bug – but …