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Sir Chris Hoy says terminal cancer diagnosis taught him how to live
The six times Olympic cycling champion says a "bucket list" is less important than learning to appreciate special small things "in the moment".
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood
Exclusive: Testing in Bentham, home to UK’s highest recorded Pfas levels, finds one in four have blood levels in greatest risk categoryAlarming levels of toxic forever chemicals have been found in the...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Family of teen who died in meningitis outbreak says loss is 'immeasurable'
Juliette Kenny's father is urging the government to improve access to the MenB vaccine for young people at risk.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Father of meningitis victim, 18, tells of family’s ‘immeasurable’ devastation
Michael Kenny’s daughter Juliette, a sixth-former at a school in Kent, died one day after showing symptomsThe father of an 18-year-old school pupil who died after the meningitis outbreak in Kent said...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Students turned away from meningitis vaccination centre
More meningitis vaccination centres are due to open across Kent today to help meet demand, after more than 100 students were turned away trying to get the jab amid the deadly outbreak.
Sky News - UK6 months ago
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Huge queues for meningitis B jabs as vaccination scheme expanded
Some queueing for vaccines at the University of Kent were turned away on Thursday.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Meningitis vaccine eligibility expanded after Kent outbreak rises to 27
Anyone who was at Club Chemistry in Canterbury from 5 March to 15 March advised to get antibiotics and vaccinationThe government has announced a major expansion in vaccination against meningitis in Ke...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?
Students and older teens are not routinely vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds
Heather Hallett says ‘superhuman’ efforts of workers were at times the only reason health service survivedUK politics live – latest updatesThe NHS “teetered on the brink of collapse” during the Covid...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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NHS 'came close to collapse' during pandemic, inquiry finds
The NHS "came close to collapse" during the pandemic, the chair of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry has said.
Sky News - UK6 months ago
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Nightclub linked to outbreak 'won't open until people are safe' says owner
The Canterbury nightclub has been linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak in Kent.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Health bosses can't confirm meningitis outbreak contained
Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Thursday briefing: The largest cluster of cases in a generation – what’s behind the meningitis B outbreak?
In today’s newsletter: After a spate of infections linked to a nightclub in Kent, some parents and experts are questioning the UK’s vaccination regime It is every parent’s worst nightmare. University...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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I'm in agony six years after treatment for anal cancer
Trish Prosser was too embarrassed to tell loved ones about the type of cancer she had as she felt there was a stigma surrounding anal cancer.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Kent meningitis outbreak has been contained, health officials believe
There is growing confidence that the 20 people diagnosed with the illness have not infected anyone outside the areaHealth officials increasingly believe they have contained the fatal outbreak of menin...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Why this 'unprecedented' outbreak isn't another Covid
Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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This is the first time I've left my room since the outbreak
Twenty people are confirmed or suspected to have fallen ill with meningitis in the Canterbury area.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?
There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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What is behind the UK’s meningitis outbreak and how serious is it?
Cases of MenB linked to Canterbury nightclub have risen to 20, with two deaths, as experts warn of ‘explosive’ outbreakMeningitis infections in a county in the south-east of England continue to increa...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago