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Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 15:06
Students and older teens are not routinely vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.
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What are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread?

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 14:54
Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.
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Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 13:41
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.
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I went to bed with a sore ear, meningitis put me in a coma

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 10:03
Mark McNamee did not know he had meningitis until he woke up in hospital after being in an induced coma.
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Woman with 'agonising' condition to 'give back'

Fri, 03/20/2026 - 09:14
The Worcester woman says she wants endometriosis patients to be "met with a little extra comfort".
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Hospital waiting lists in Wales see record drop

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 19:14
Wait times for planned care are falling but diagnostic and cancers waits are up, latest figures indicate.
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What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 18:53
The third report from the inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic says the NHS was close to collapse.
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'People with ADHD are good in a crisis'

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 18:29
'People with ADHD are great in a crisis'
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Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 18:00
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 18:00
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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Patients harmed as Covid pandemic brought NHS close to collapse, inquiry finds

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 17:38
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
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Patients harmed as Covid pandemic brought NHS close to collapse, inquiry finds

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 17:38
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
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What are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread?

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 12:44
Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.
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Health bosses can't confirm meningitis outbreak contained

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 12:18
Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.
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Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 10:47
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.
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Why this 'unprecedented' outbreak isn't another Covid

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 22:51
Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.
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Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 19:34
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?
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Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 19:34
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?
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People don't need to buy a meningitis vaccine, Streeting says

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 17:10
Vaccines are being offered to 5,000 students at the University of Kent, where there is a outbreak.
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Mother 'absolutely shocked' to find daughter had meningitis

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 10:40
Khali Goodwin's daughter Keeleigh is recovering after being admitted to hospital with meningitis.
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