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A British hantavirus patient has told Sky News he is isolating in hospital after being evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak.
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A British hantavirus patient has told Sky News he is isolating in hospital after being evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak.

The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer is being treated in Faro, Portugal, where she has a home.

An outbreak of hepatitis A in south Wales has led a health body to warn parents to be "vigilant" over their children's handwashing.

US singer-songwriter talks about huge effort of controlling her behaviour, in interview with Amy PoehlerBillie Eilish has said she is “doing everything I can” to suppress her Tourette syndrome.The sin...

Finding would explain why type of stroke affecting about 35,000 a year in UK is not as responsive to some medicationThe cause of a type of stroke that affects about 35,000 people across the UK each ye...

While passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the disease may have spread.

Janine Roebuck, from London, says she no longer considers herself deaf after double cochlear implants restored hearingAn opera singer who hid her deafness for more than 30 years has described “life-ch...

Scores of women have told how they were affected by placenta accreta spectrum for an awareness campaignWomen have had to undergo major emergency surgery, including a hysterectomy, when medical staff f...

In-depth study also reveals patients from black African and Caribbean backgrounds are less likely to receive timely carePeople from black backgrounds in England are twice as likely to experience strok...

The Princess of Wales is to return to international travel next week in her first overseas royal visit since her cancer treatment.

Nottingham attacker Valdo Calocane was discharged from mental health services because they couldn't find him - just months before he killed three people.

Participants took 25mg of psilocybin, reporting deeper psychological insight and better wellbeing a month laterA single dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can induce anatomi...

Alzheimer’s Research UK says patients at risk of being left behind as lack of formal or accurate diagnoses closes door to trialsPeople with Alzheimer’s disease are missing out on experimental treatmen...

Exclusive: Sperm re-transplant offers hope that boys left infertile by chemotherapy could have biological children one dayIn a groundbreaking fertility trial, a man whose testicular tissue was frozen...

Kent schoolgirl tracks down 10,000 namesakes as part of campaign – but non-Kirstys are welcome to donate tooCalling all Kirstys! A schoolgirl from Tunbridge Wells in Kent is seeking people who share h...

The long-time champion of Trump and former New York mayor is in hospital, according to his spokesman.

Phase Space pilot programme with NHS mental health trust used to calm anxiety around exams, ADHD and home troublesSchools have begun deploying virtual reality to help pupils cope with stress caused by...

Injectable pembrolizumab can treat several types of cancer and can be administered in under two minutesThousands of patients across England each year will benefit from a new immunotherapy treatment th...

The NHS is introducing a one-minute jab that could help tens of thousands of cancer patients.

Sir Alex Ferguson has been taken to hospital after feeling unwell at Old Trafford before Manchester United's game against Liverpool.