An NHS doctor has issued a caution if your cough persists for two to three weeks. At this stage, it could be a "nasty illness ...

One new case of the highly contagious pertussis or whooping cough has been reported, bringing the total number of cases on ...

In the years since monitoring began, we have seen a huge fall in whooping cough cases from peak years exceeding 100,000 cases ...

The meningitis outbreak in Kent has seen 20 confirmed cases. All needed hospital treatment, nine in intensive care. Two young ...

One of humanity’s oldest and deadliest killers is staging a modern-day comeback. The so-called “white plague” reclaimed its ...

Some bacteria do not defeat antibiotics by evolving resistance right away—they outlast treatment by slipping into ...

Thousands of students in Kent have been offered antibiotics and the MenB vaccine Two people have died from meningitis in Kent ...

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