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Louise Minchin taken to hospital with frostbite during Arctic challenge
The 57-year-old had been attempting to cycle 300 miles in three days in Canada's Northwestern Territories.
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As meningitis cases rise, some people are changing plans in Canterbury
Events are cancelled and businesses say the city feels quieter after the start of the outbreak which has killed two young people.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak
The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 34 people, killing two of them, has been labelled "unprecedented".
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Meningitis outbreak: Total cases rise to 34
The number of meningitis cases in the UK's outbreak has risen to 34, the UK Health Security Agency has said.
Sky News - UK6 months ago
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Meningitis outbreak: Total cases rise to 34 as over 8,000 vaccines handed out
The number of meningitis cases following the outbreak in Kent has risen to 34, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.
Sky News - UK6 months ago
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Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking
DHSC corrects statements after regulator intervenes as experts say smoking causes far more cancer casesThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has had to retract a misleading claim that sunbed...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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‘Something I’ve never felt since Covid. It was scarier’: the shock and pain of Kent’s meningitis outbreak
How infections linked to a nightclub escalated into a public health incident requiring a national response is a puzzle experts are still grappling withTyra Skinner had already been violently sick thre...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak
Scientific advisory committee to examine impact of offering routine MenB jabs to wider range of peopleThe Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why?Experts are considering the case for routi...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Private mental health unit 'failed women who died'
Three women died at a private clinic where staff were not carrying out proper checks.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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'I feel so grateful to be alive,' says Kent University meningitis survivor
Annabelle Mackay, 21, has spoken to the BBC about her experience surviving meningitis.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Ambulance delays during power cut possibly contributed to man’s death, coroner rules
Peter Coates’s family welcome end to years pursuing answers after he died when breathing apparatus stoppedA family has welcomed a coroner’s conclusion that ambulance delays possibly contributed to a m...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Meningitis could spread outside Kent in 'most likely' scenario, says health official
Students in Kent could "incubate" meningitis and spread it to other parts of the UK, a health official has speculated as his "most likely" scenario.
Sky News - UK6 months ago
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Kent meningitis outbreak may have peaked as UKHSA reports slowdown in cases
Experts continue to analyse strain of MenB to understand whether it has become more likely to spread or cause diseaseThe Kent meningitis outbreak may have reached its peak after only two new cases wer...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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What are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread?
Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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The Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why?
Causes of meningitis, what the public health response has been, and how the situation differs from CovidThe deadly outbreak of meningitis in Kent has fuelled concerns about how far the disease will sp...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Friday briefing: What the Covid inquiry reveals about the NHS – and why it should worry us
In today’s newsletter: Bereaved families say the latest findings confirm long-standing concerns about capacity, care and political choicesGood morning. Yesterday lunchtime the UK Covid-19 inquiry publ...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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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