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Children’s operations cancelled as super flu piles pressure on intensive care units

Exclusive: Paediatric units are under ‘severe and sustained pressure’, warn top intensive care doctors

The Independent UK

‘Beyond catastrophic’: How super flu is pushing the NHS to the brink

NHS WINTER CRISIS : Leading medics warn of severe hospital overcrowding, staff struck down with flu, and a worrying number of cases among children. Rebecca Thomas reports

The Independent UK

How to get a cancer screening – as King Charles warns of missed opportunities

Monarch ‘deeply troubled’ 9 million people in UK are not up to date with cancer screenings, as he opens up about own diagnosis

The Independent UK

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‘Our perfectly healthy daughter caught flu. Now she faces having to learn to walk and talk again’

Sienna Dunion had been a perfectly healthy child with no underlying conditions before she was diagnosed with Acute Necrotising Encephalitis

The Independent UK

Eating too late could wreck your sleep, muscle recovery and impact weight gain—why this expert recommends an early dinner

When to eat for better health

Fit & Well

Three rules for beginners that will make running feel easier, according to an expert coach

Keep it simple, keep it varied and don't skip legs day, says Emmanuel Ovola

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A trainer says you can strengthen your core while protecting your spine with these three crunch alternatives

Beginner-friendly core moves to try instead of crunches

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Almost 3 million have already been affected by this year’s flu. Here are the states hit the hardest

More than 127 million flu vaccine doses have been handed out this season

The Independent UK

House Republicans unveil new health plan. Here's what's in it

House Republicans are bringing GOP ideas aimed at lowering health care costs for votes next week.

Axios

Q&A: King’s latest update on his cancer as he delivers message to nation

Charles was diagnosed with cancer early in 2024 but has announced the ‘good news’ that his schedule of treatment is being reduced in the New Year.

Evening Standard

Incontinent in my 20s: breaking the bathroom stigma

Shame and a lack of information are preventing people from disclosing a common health condition and women are twice as likely to be impacted as men.

AAP

Starmer: Doctors’ strikes as NHS battles flu ‘epidemic’ would be ‘beyond belief’

The Prime Minister said a good deal was on the table.

Evening Standard

Aid cuts have caused large number of deaths around world, Bill Gates warns

The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist says nobody wants to take responsibility for the ‘tragedy’ of funding being slashed by Donald Trump and other world leaders

The Independent UK

Schools forced to close as teachers and children hit by flu outbreak

One school told parents it would move to remote learning due to rising flu cases

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘There were clear warnings’: Readers on the NHS ‘flunami’ crisis

YOUR VIEWS: Our community says the ‘flunami’ was inevitable – with many arguing that years of underfunding, workforce pressures and rising demand have left the NHS acutely vulnerable to any sudden spike in winter illness

The Independent UK

Major breakthrough in vaccine development for deadly virus with 75% fatality rate

Researchers hail new trial as ‘important step forward’ in protecting vulnerable populations against fatal virus

The Independent UK

Weight loss jabs may have hidden bone health benefit, study finds

The Independent UK

The surprising health benefit of drinking tea, according to experts

Experts said daily tea drinkers had a lower risk of osteoporosis

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The Independent UK

Half of people arrested in London could have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds

Neurodivergent individuals – particularly autistic people and those with ADHD – are overrepresented within prison populations, according to research

International Business Times UK

Health Secretary Pleads with Doctors to Cancel Strike as Flu Crisis Peaks

As flu cases jump 55% in a week, Health Secretary Wes Streeting pleads with doctors to cancel their December strike. The NHS faces a 'worst-case scenario' winter crisis.

Fit & Well

This gentle chair stretching routine will ease lower-back tightness and improve posture—and it only takes three minutes

Offset the daily stresses of office work with these gentle stretches

Fit & Well

If you want a strong upper body and muscular arms, do this 20-minute kettlebell workout

Work everything from shoulder and back muscles to arms and the core

Fit & Well

An expert says this is the one muscle you need to strengthen to age well

Strengthening this lower-limb muscle can improve your stability and your circulation

Evening Standard

'Super flu' is posing threat to NHS unlike any since Covid pandemic, warns Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary called on resident doctors to call off their industrial action amid a sharp rise in flu cases across the country.

The Independent UK

Experts issue warning over people forming ‘emotional bonds’ with AI chatbots

Almost half of adults, 25.9 million, report feeling lonely in the UK, but experts stress AI is not the answer

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