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The UK's health service faces disaster as hospital waiting lists grow, nurses demonstrate for better pay and pharmacies run out of antibiotics during a Strep A outbreak

Are not getting the vaccine. it is highly protective. it reduces your chance of getting hospitalized or getting ill. it is not a perfect vaccine, but it reduces your likelihood of severe illness. so get that also. >> its been an especially rough time for parents with little kids. anecdotally so many of my mom friends have had to take their kids to the hospital. i was reading about an increase in invasive strep a and how concerning that can be for kids. tell us a little bit more about that. >> ye...

Scientists suggest sudden increase in 'super colds' forcing people out of work is linked to pandemic lockdowns and loss in immunity

Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at UKHSA, said the vast majority of children affected have a mild illness and that an open mind is being kept as to why there is a spike in infections.

Due to "overwhelming demand." it comes after gps warned earlier this month they were "in danger of being overwhelmed" by rising cases of strep a, and theres concerns today over flu cases. olivia hutchinson has this report. over the past week or so, you may well have received a message like this. an increasing number of gp practices across england have been sending out texts explaining that routine visits wont now be available until next year due to overwhelming demand. in many cases, appointment...

The Love Island star, 27, shared Arias symptoms in an Instagram post on Friday to help other parents identify them, assuring her followers that while shed been worried, her daughter is fine.

The actress, 49, shared a beaming snap with her father, who has dementia, gushing shes pleased his medication is helping to keep the disease at bay.

More people reported having Caesarean sections shortly after receiving a vaccine than Strep A infections

Europe is facing its second Strep A wave this year, with cases several-fold higher than pre-pandemic levels in the UK and France

Its really easy to do. the flu vaccine is really well tolerated. i hear people every week in my clinic say, oh, i dont get that vaccine because it gives me the flu. it doesnt give you the flu. you may have a little local reaction, you know, for a few hours or overnight. its really easy to do. its inexpensive, and we can do a lot better in this country. >> so weve talked about the tripledemic of covid, flu, rsv. >> yep. >> bring it up the rear, strep a that were hearing from medical professionals...