Wes Streeting has revealed his NHS recovery plan is ‘hanging by a thread’ as resident doctors gear up for fresh walkouts in a fortnight. The Health Secretary accused the British Medical Association (BMA) of being ‘completely unreasonable’ after it announced the five-day walkout, which could result in the cancellation of 200,000 appointments and operations. Resident doctors, formerly called junior doctors,Continue reading “Junior Doctors’ Strike Threatens Streeting’s NHS Recovery”
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Iowa Resident Dies From Ebola-Like Virus
A terrifying viral illness that causes ocular haemorrhage, akin to Ebola, has claimed the life of an Iowa person. According to health officials, the patient brought Lassa fever, an uncommon illness in the United States, back to the country from West Africa earlier this month. The person was not sick while travelling, meaning the riskContinue reading “Iowa Resident Dies From Ebola-Like Virus”
Office, Pub, Restaurant, And Factory MOTs
In a significant effort to detect diabetes and heart disease early, the NHS will begin distributing health MoTs to workplaces and industries early next month. Middle-aged professionals, including bus drivers and care workers, will be provided health checks that include blood pressure, BMI, and blood testing for blood sugar and cholesterol. Health officials believe thatContinue reading “Office, Pub, Restaurant, And Factory MOTs”
According To China, COVID-19 Has Killed Nearly 60,000 People In Just One Month
Chinese health authorities reported that almost 60,000 people have died of COVID-related illnesses within the past month. The figure is the first to be released since the government eased the country’s lockdown restrictions in early December. In recent months, officials have been accused of de-emphasising the severity of the virus in the country. But theContinue reading “According To China, COVID-19 Has Killed Nearly 60,000 People In Just One Month”
The United Kingdom Has Monkeypox
Health bosses said that Monkeypox is in the United Kingdom and now two more people have been diagnosed with it in cases not connected to the previous infection. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that one of the two people, who live in the same household, is being treated in a hospital. The cases,Continue reading “The United Kingdom Has Monkeypox”
Michigan Reports Its First Human Hantavirus Case
Michigan has confirmed its first case of hantavirus, a possibly dangerous respiratory disease spread through contact with infected rodents. Michigan health officials announced on Monday that a woman from Washtenaw County was recently hospitalised with a serious pulmonary illness from Sin Nombre hantavirus, which she was likely exposed to when cleaning an empty dwelling thatContinue reading “Michigan Reports Its First Human Hantavirus Case”
A Crackdown In Ann Arbor
The University of Michigan’s reopening hasn’t gone well, compelling the local government to step in and on Tuesday, local health officials instructed students at the University of Michigan to stay in their quarters, effective immediately, to control an escalating campus outbreak. Cases and positivity test rates have recently spiked in Ann Arbor, which had essentiallyContinue reading “A Crackdown In Ann Arbor”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 