Category : Health

Prof Sarah Gilbert, Covid vaccine creator: Now let’s take on 12 more diseases

Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert says medical science has transformed ambitions for new vaccines.

How many cases in your area?

Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.

Covid tests: I trusted my PCR results

People share their stories of having negative PCR tests after positive lateral flow results.

Investigation ordered into Wolverhampton Covid lab test failings

A lab in Wolverhampton is suspended as 43,000 people in England and Wales are potentially affected.

Covid: False negative Covid test results confirmed at Newbury Showground

Some people who took tests in Berkshire earlier this month may have wrongly been given the all-clear.

Stillbirth rate high for black and Asian babies in UK

The figures come despite improving numbers overall, with some 610 fewer stillbirths in 2019 than in 2013.

NHS in bleak position as A&E waits worsen, say doctors

It comes as ministers unveil £250m package for GPs to encourage more face-to-face consultations.

How to get a Covid test

Lateral flow tests are more accurate than first thought, according to new research.

Covid: What's the 'Winter Plan' and what are the rules across the UK?

The Westminster and Cardiff governments have set out their plans to deal with Covid this winter.

Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study finds

Positive results from the widely-used rapid Covid tests should be trusted, say UCL researchers.

Henrietta Lacks: 'Mother' of modern medicine honoured

Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cells have led to key medical breakthroughs.

Covid: New WHO group may be last chance to find virus origins

The World Health Organization unveils a new group to examine the emergence of the virus more closely.

Covid: Scientists targeted with abuse during pandemic

Doctors who came into the public eye during Covid received death threats and harassment.

Care staff shortages pile pressure on NHS, say hospital managers

A lack of care staff in the community leaves hospitals struggling to discharge patients.

NHS Covid Pass: Vaccine records access restored after outage

The app widely used to prove vaccination status for travel suffered an outage Wednesday.