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Flu is currently spreading throughout the United States, and is likely to accelerate as people begin to gather for the holidays and children are on school…

Lynette HorsburghNorth WestCancer Research UK handoutSophie Claxton says it was a huge shock being told she had cancerA student who thought she had flu has described…

Jim Reed,Health reporter,Wesley Stephenson,BBC VerifyandNick Triggle,Health correspondentGetty ImagesThe NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are clear signs the surge in…

Gastroenteritis, a common illness that’s also known as the “stomach flu,” causes diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain that usually lasts less than a week. ( 1…

EPASir Keir Starmer has urged resident doctors not to go ahead with “reckless” strikes planned for next week, saying it is “beyond belief” they could take…

Getty ImagesThe latest figures show Scotland has reached a high level of flu activityPharmacies have warned that private stocks of flu vaccines are running low.It comes…

Jim Reed,Health reporterandWesley Stephenson,BBC VerifyGetty ImagesThe NHS says it’s facing its “worst-case scenario” after the number of people in hospital with flu jumped by 55% in…

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesFlu has come early this winter, and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season because of a new mutated version…

Nick Triggle,Health correspondentandTabby WIlsonPA MediaA surge in “super flu” cases will present the NHS with a challenge “unlike any it has seen since the pandemic”, Health…