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The NHS is experiencing intense winter pressure, with critical incidents declared at a dozen hospitals across the UK by Wednesday. Ahead of a special day of coverage, the BBC has spoken to nurses dealing with demand in A&Es. “Patients are collapsing in the waiting room. It’s just hectic,” Lorraine, a nurse in Birmingham, told BBC Radio 5 Live on Tuesday. …

Roisin Wilshaw Brian Rooney with his mother Isobel Benson – he collapsed at the doors of the Royal Victoria Hospital after being rushed there by his parents The mother of a Belfast man, who collapsed outside a hospital, said she was shocked when a 999 call handler told her he should take painkillers as they would have to wait hours …

Getty Images A large UK study has found further evidence that people with more calcium in their diet – equivalent to a glass of milk a day – can help reduce their risk of bowel cancer. The researchers analysed the diets of more than half a million women over 16 years and found dark leafy greens, bread and non-dairy milks …

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A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child. — AFP/File Crippling virus detected in 13-month-old girl from Tank district. Samples from affected child were taken in December 2024. First anti-polio drive to commence from Feb 13 in province. PESHAWAR: Amid authorities continued efforts to prevent the spread of poliovirus, another child has fallen prey to the crippling disease …

A medical worker prepares a syringe with a dose of China’s Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, in Bangkok, Thailand. — Reuters/File Five years since COVID-19 started upending the world, the virus is still infecting and killing people across the globe — though at far lower levels than at the …

Getty Images The health secretary has said some patients’ experience of the NHS this winter makes him feel “ashamed”. Wes Streeting said he had seen patients left crying and distressed and stuck in corridors, as hospitals struggle to cope. It comes as a number of NHS trusts declare critical incidents due to exceptionally high demand in A&E. NHS sources told …

A person stands in front of a HMPV outbreak banner. — AFP/File Cases of a respiratory virus surging in China recently have left people worried about another COVID-like pandemic that brought the world to a standstill five years ago. The cases of… Source link

Patients at Royal Liverpool University Hospital’s accident and emergency unit are facing waits of up to 50 hours. Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has declared a “critical incident” due to “exceptionally high demand” on services and urged people to only go to A&E in a genuine medical emergency. The hospital said it was “extremely busy” amid a rising number …

Getty Images Beijing has experienced a surge in flu-like HMPV cases, especially among children, which it attributed to a seasonal spike In recent weeks, scenes of hospitals in China overrun with masked people have made their rounds on social media, sparking worries of another pandemic. Beijing has since acknowledged a surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV), especially …