Warning to parents over 'deadly' flu strain set to rip through Britain... and how to keep your children safe

Even previously healthy children can become seriously ill with flu, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) ...

UK braces for 'worst flu season on record' as experts warn Britons may have 'two or three viruses' at once - so which one do YOU have? Take our test to find out

Leading virologists fear a bad flu outbreak could leave people vulnerable to other seasonal illnesses at the same time, such ...

New ‘48-hour’ plea made to parents with cases of violent stomach bug currently highest among kids

PARENTS are being warned to keep kids with tummy bug symptoms off school and nursery for 48 hours as the winter vomiting bug ...

UKHSA warns of 'unusually early' flu season after NHS issues urgent 'SOS'

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported on Thursday (November 6) that flu season in England has begun "unusually early ...

The horrifyingly subtle symptoms of UK’s ‘fastest rising cancer’ you might mistake for flu – as deaths surge 41%

A CANCER that creeps up quietly, spotted when it’s too late – 60 per cent of patients will die within a year of their diagnosis. They are tragic statistics, and only getting worse, ...
Phys.org

Gene variant that protects against norovirus spread with arrival of agriculture, prehistoric DNA reveals

The arrival of agriculture coincided with a sharp rise in a gene variant that protected against the virus that causes winter vomiting, researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Linköping University ...
People

11-Day Oceania Cruise Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 75, Leaving Crew and Guests Isolated for Safety

Last month, 71 passengers and crew fell ill to a norovirus outbreak on a Royal Caribbean ship Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty A norovirus outbreak on the Oceania Insignia cruise ship has sickened ...
The New York Times

England’s World Cup squads: Who should make the cut and who stays at home?

Thomas Tuchel has guided England to the 2026 World Cup — but that might be the easy bit. Having negotiated a routine qualifying campaign with minimum fuss and booked a berth at next summer’s ...