Health

Whooping cough: Vaccine expert 'very worried' by whooping cough deaths

Half of cases seen so far this year have been in the under-15s, with the highest rates in babies under three months, who are most at risk. The five ba...

Infected blood still used in UK after virus screening began

"There was quite a lot of uncertainty about what we were doing," Dr Frank Boulton, who was working in the west of England at the time, said. "I did fe...

Whooping cough: Cases up again as five infant deaths reported

UKHSA has said a steady decline in uptake of the vaccine in pregnant women and children and the very low numbers seen during the pandemic, as happened...

Infected blood: Hundreds of victims living with undetected hepatitis C

Maureen had an operation in 1976 involving multiple blood transfusions. They were noted on her medical records, but at no stage was she contacted by h...

Pioneering gene therapy restores UK girl's hearing

"What I am hoping is that we can start to use gene therapy in young children... where we actually restore the hearing and they don't have to have coch...

Agency charging hospitals nearly £2,000 for specialist nurse shift

For a midweek afternoon and evening shift, the agency charges trusts £91.45 per hour, 85% above what the nurse is paid, at £49.50 per hour. Our calc...