Covid: Sajid Javid on rising cases of Omicron in UK
The health secretary says told MPs that vaccinations have been moving at a “blistering pace” with 17 million booster doses...
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Omicron: How do you detect it?
By Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterPublished9 hours agoRelated TopicsImage source, Getty ImagesThe first cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have...
Omicron: Targeted testing in Nottinghamshire school
"As part of our investigations into the confirmed case of Omicron in the Nottingham area we are also now working...
Omicron: ‘Wear face-coverings, reduce contact’ to prevent spread
As more cases of Omicron are identified, Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser to the UK Health Security Agency, has...
Omicron symptoms mild so far, says South African doctor who spotted it
Dr Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first spotted the new Covid variant Omicron, says the patients seen so...
New Covid variant: Will new measures against Omicron work?
There is also a desire to understand how sick people are getting with Omicron. It is often incorrectly claimed that...
Covid: Health Secretary Sajid Javid to detail new measures
One change has already been implemented. Ten countries - South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Angola, Mozambique, Malawi and...
New Covid variant: Chris Whitty on why scientists are concerned about new Covid variant
Professor Whitty says several cases of the new variant, Omicron, have been imported into other countries from southern Africa, and...
New Covid variant: PCR testing to be introduced for arrivals in UK
The PM has announced that all travellers entering the UK must take a PCR test by the end of the...
Crisis Cafe: The young community serving up mental health support
Young people's mental health has been in the spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic and, for teenagers, the pandemic has put...
Shropshire baby deaths: Ockenden report delayed until March
"Alongside this, we will continue in our work to implement in full the measures set out in the first report,...
Mental health: Western Trust sees rise in children treated for depression
Dr Raymond Nethercott, the officer for Ireland at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said all children's wards...
VR helps parents visualise child’s surgery
At their first consultation, the immersive environment allowed them to see, from all angles, a reconstruction of Archie's head generated...
COVID-19: AstraZeneca CEO on long-term protection from jab
The boss of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca says its coronavirus vaccine - developed with Oxford University - may have played a...
NHS could give therapy before anti-depressants, under new guidelines
He said: "We are pleased to see a focus on withdrawal from antidepressants and a recognition that coming off medication...
Change to sepsis advice after mums’ herpes deaths
Edward Morris, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which set standards in maternity care, said routine investigation...
Social care: MPs back change to funding cost cap in England
After a self-proclaimed mistake over sleaze that led to a fortnight of grisly headlines, and howls of complaint about plans...
Nurses’ mental health: ‘Most people in the NHS, they are sad’
Although the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) register shows the number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates has grown by 1.8%...
