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December 16, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNew Flu Variant May Be Triggering Spike in Severe DiseaseA novel influenza variant called subclade K appears…

With flu cases rising and resident doctors on strike from Wednesday, the NHS is under considerable pressure. But experts say lessons from the Covid pandemic could…

You might be feeling stressed out seeing the headlines about “super flu” and comparing the current winter health challenges with 2020 and Covid. Amid all the…

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Keir Starmer has said it is “frankly beyond belief” that resident doctors would strike during the NHS’s worst moment since the pandemic, in remarks that risk…

When does the flu season start?In the northern hemisphere it normally runs from mid-November to mid-February, though it can start as early as October and run…

Flu cases rose 55% in one week in England this month, as the NHS braces for a “worst-case scenario” in the next fortnight as hospitals, GP…

The NHS is bracing for its worst ever winter crisis in the next fortnight because of a worsening “flu-nami” that has left hospitals, GP surgeries and…

The NHS is facing its “worst-case scenario” for flu cases this month across England after the number of people in hospital with the illness increased by…

Keir Starmer has said resident doctors would be irresponsible to push ahead with strikes next week after NHS England said a surge of “super flu” cases…