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Symptoms of 'mystery illness' that has caused more than 50 deaths

Excessive screen time has been found to have a big impact on kid's health.

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Cases of HMPV have been surging in China.

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Rwanda declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus on September 27.

The symptoms of deadly Marburg virus as suspected case found in Europe

A woman infected with Mpox shows her arms at the Kamenge University Hospital's Mpox treatment centre in Bujumbura on August 22, 2024. (Photo: TCHANDROU NITANGA/AFP via Getty Images)

How worried should we be about Mpox - is it the new Covid?

Monkeypox pathogen. Credit: UKHS

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A doctor checks on a patient with sores caused by an mpox infection in 2022. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Will people have to isolate if they catch mpox?

The WHO has declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of mpox in Africa. (Photo: ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

The UK areas with highest mpox cases in the last outbreak

FLuQE is a new Covid variant that has been driving new cases. (Photo: Pexels, CDC)

KP3 Covid symptoms as cases of new variant FLuQE rise

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Cook on mission to help children make right decisions around eating healthy
A Bedfordshire resident, avid cook and YouTube star, Michael Antoniou is rolling out a workshop for children to help them make better choices around food with the creative use of games, mind stimulation and songs.
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20 cases of whooping cough suspected in Central Bedfordshire

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49 schools in Central Bedfordshire are exposed to high air pollution

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World Health Organisation could list sweetener as possible carcinogen

A woman wears a face mask while walking on Oxford Street durng the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

World must prepare for disease even deadlier than Covid - WHO chief

Spending time outdoors has so many benefits for us (photo: Adobe)

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In this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention handout graphic, from 2003, symptoms of one of the first known cases of the monkeypox virus are shown on a patient's.(Photo: CDC/Getty Images)

UKHSA want to ‘eliminate’ monkeypox after WHO announcement

The Covid-19 pandemic broke out in March 2020, and since then there have been six million related deaths worldwide. But is it finally over?

Covid ‘no longer global health emergency’ - is the pandemic over?

A 56-year-old woman from the Guangdong province in China is the first recorded human casualty from the H3N8 bird flu.

China reports first human H3N8 bird flu death, according to WHO

Spanish authorities have issued advice amid a Dengue-fever outbreak in popular tourist hotspots

Spain issues advice to British tourists amid Dengue-fever outbreak

The earthquake has killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria (Photo: Getty)

Turkey-Syria earthquake: death-toll said to be at least 8,700

Earthquake survivors sit around a fire in Iskenderun Turkey

WHO say Turkey and Syria earthquake deaths could be 20,000

England captain Harry Kane will read a bedtime story on CBeebies for World Mental Health Day.

Harry Kane to read CBeebies Bedtime Story for World Mental Health Day

When is World Mental Health Day 2022 and how to get involved

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Deadly measles warning for kids as MMR jab uptake drops to lowest level Claire Schofield

Vaccines should work against Omicron variant, WHO says (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid vaccines should still protect against severe illness from Omicron - WHO sa...

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The Mu variant has been designated a Variant of Interest (Photo: Getty Images)

A new Covid variant is being monitored by the World Health Organisation

Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ahead of a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay (Photo: Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

This is how the G7 countries plan to stop future pandemics in the first 100 days

13 English councils breach WHO 5% threshold for positive Covid tests ahead of pl...

Covid variants will be renamed using Greek letters - here's why

The Prime Minister encouraged those who get invited for a vaccine to attend their appointment (Photo: PAUL ELLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

'This vaccine is effective and has saved lives' - Boris Johnson assures AstraZen...

The AstraZeneca vaccine trial in children has been paused while an investigation takes place into blood clots (Photo: Shutterstock)

AstraZeneca vaccine trial in children paused while blood clot investigation take...

EU countries to restart AstraZeneca vaccine rollout as regulator rules it ‘safe and effective’ (Photo: Shutterstock)

EU countries to restart AstraZeneca vaccine rollout as regulator rules it ‘safe ...

Throbbing or cramping pain, swelling, redness and warmth in a leg or arm is the main symptom of a blood clot (Photo: Shutterstock)

The signs and symptoms of a blood clot - and what to do if you think you have on...

The WHO has given approval for the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use (Photo: Shutterstock)

WHO gives approval for Johnson & Johnson single dose Covid vaccine - what it mea...

A number of initiatives are in place which allow people to donate money to enable those from lower-income countries to receive a coronavirus vaccine (Photo: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

You can donate the cost of your Covid vaccine to help people in low income count...

The world’s first Covid vaccine sharing initiative has begun - so poorer countries can receive jabs (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images)

The world’s first Covid vaccine sharing initiative has begun - so poorer countri...

Two-thirds of adults in the UK in favour of vaccination passports despite legal ...

WHO scientists recommend the jab be given to people aged 18 and over (Photo: Getty Images)

Oxford Covid jab can be used in all adults says WHO - and against new variants

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Common Covid myths and misinformation debunked - from infertility to vaccine sca...

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UK strategy to delay second Covid jab was ‘right decision’ - what early signs su... Claire Schofield

New Covid variants don’t have different symptoms - what to watch out for
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No brand new symptoms for Covid variants - what to watch out for

Pregnant women advised not to take Moderna jab by World Health Organisation (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pregnant women advised not to take Moderna Covid vaccine by World Health Organis...

‘No vaccine has ever been 100% effective’ - public warned to remain cautious even after receiving Covid jabs (Photo by John Sibley-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

‘No vaccine has ever been 100% effective’ - public warned to remain cautious eve...

German residents must now wear medical grade face masks - the decision explained (Photo by BARBARA GINDL/APA/AFP via Getty Images)

German residents must now wear medical grade face masks - the decision explained

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