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Chicken pox vaccine: How and where to get children free jab as NHS rollout begins

Chicken pox is usually mild but it can cause serious complications including chest infections and fits

The Independent UK

New year weight-loss resolutions spark doctor warning over fake online jabs

Weight-loss jab users admitted they would buy the drugs on social media or from a retailer who is not a registered manufacturer or pharmacy

The Independent UK

Scrap drugs deal with ‘bully’ Trump and use money to fund social care, Lib Dems say

The government has played down reports the pharmaceuticals deal could cost the NHS an extra £3 billion a year in drug costs

The Independent UK

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Child death toll rises from flu in US as surging cases have some states breaking grim records

Hospitalizations have nearly doubled from 9,944 to 19,053 from week of December 13 to week of December 20

The Independent UK

Call for routine high blood pressure testing of UK children as cases almost double

Exclusive: Identifying teenagers at risk could help prevent organ damage, strokes and heart attacks in early adulthood, doctors say

The Guardian - UK

Inside the impoverished Welsh communities abandoning Labour and turning to Farage’s Reform

IN DEPTH: Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are ramping up their campaigns ahead of May’s Senedd elections, as polls already predict Starmer’s party could face a catastrophic defeat, writes Holly Evans

The Independent UK

Children from struggling families to be offered at-home vaccines in £2m scheme

The initiative will focus on families who have ‘fallen through the cracks’

The Independent UK

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Voices: ‘Only way to be seen earlier’: Readers on why millions go to A&E with minor health problems

YOUR VIEWS: Our community said the NHS is under intense strain, with long GP waits, under-resourced out-of-hours care, and systemic underinvestment forcing many patients to attend A&E for minor ailments

The Independent UK

Ignorance is bliss — so was I brave enough to take the Ezra full-body scan?

Are preventative screenings the future of healthcare? Reformed party boy Jack Guinness takes the leap

Evening Standard

Children in England to be offered vaccines in their own homes

Exclusive: Pilot scheme launches as one in five start primary school with no protection against deadly diseases

The Guardian - UK

‘Bottom-up’ recovery predicted for housing market in 2026 as activity returns

The market will ‘look and feel very different’ depending on where people live and the type of home they are looking to sell or buy, an expert said.

Evening Standard

Woman with chronic blood disorder among first to have groundbreaking NHS treatment

Kavita Mehta has spent her entire life needing blood transfusions and medication to keep her alive

The Independent UK

Woman with blood disorder hopes for cure thanks to NHS gene-editing therapy

Kavita Mehta has spent her entire life needing blood transfusions and medication to keep her alive

Evening Standard

Woman who had pioneering gene-editing therapy hopes for cure of major blood disorder

Kavita Mehta suffers from beta thalassaemia, a genetic condition preventing her body from producing sufficient haemoglobin

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Evening Standard

We’re making headway on reducing NHS waiting times, says Swinney

The Scottish Government has vowed to clear 78,000 year-long waits by March.

The Independent UK

Why the NHS is ‘not out of danger yet’

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Evening Standard

London 999 to be flooded with as many as 700 calls in first hour of the New Year

A&E units are also expected to be busy as revellers suffer injuries or accidents

Evening Standard

Nurse reveals she was 'beaten nearly to death' by man refused hospital appointment

The nurse said she had to run and hide during the terrifying rampage

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Top doctor says NHS ‘not out of danger yet’ amid cold weather warning

The whole of England has been placed under an amber cold health alert by the UK Health Security Agency

The Guardian - UK

NHS under ‘extraordinary pressure’ as amber cold alerts issued for all England

Hospitals brace for new year surge in sick patients as temperatures plummet and with 95% of beds full

Evening Standard

New ambulance fleet rolled out in London as NHS battles super flu surge

The £75million investment in 500 emergency units represents one of the biggest upgrades to the NHS fleet in years

The Independent UK

5 health checks to have this year

Staying well isn’t just about reacting to illness, it’s about catching potential problems early before they affect your quality of life.

The Independent UK

How millions of people go to A&E for minor problems like a headache or blocked nose

A&E medics have treated nearly 1.9 million cases of headache in the past five years

The Guardian - UK

Huge rise in number of people in England’s A&Es for coughs or hiccups

Lack of prompt access to primary care blamed for rise in hospital cases of minor ailments including blocked noses

Evening Standard

Millions seeking help for minor ailments in England’s A&Es

Health officials have warned of a ‘tidal wave’ of winter illnesses in English hospitals.

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