Sophie Hellyer was 17 when she inhaled seawater while surfing, and spent a month in hospital with an infection in her lungs.

A doctor yesterday reminded people not to take certain types of drugs before getting a stool antigen test for Helicobacter pylori amid a one-time government-funded testing program for people aged 45 ...

A couple who lost their four-year-old daughter said they were "deeply shocked" that the coroner ruled she died of natural ...

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When it comes to infectious diseases, measles is “the canary in the coal mine,” one expert said.

Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers looks on during their game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on January 8, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana ...

One of the most innocent things in the world—a dog’s lick—may have had incredibly tragic consequences for 56-year-old UK resident Manjit Sangha. Doctors believe she possibly contracted a nearly fatal ...

Manjit Sangha, 56, was kept in hospital for 32 weeks after being diagnosed with sepsis and undergoing a quadruple amputation ...

Watching the measles outbreak spread to North Carolina because of unvaccinated people made me angry. Then I remembered: I was vaccine-hesitant once.

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My body is finally responding well to the treatment — infection markers are coming down each day and I’m really hoping to be home soon,” she wrote on Facebook.“It’s b ...