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Pharmacists warn of shortages of whooping cough antibiotics amid the biggest outbreak in more than a decade with five babies having already died of highly contagious disease

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Sarah Carter

 Pharmacists are warning of shortages of crucial whooping cough antibiotics amid the biggest outbreak in more than a decade. Five babies have ...

GPs surgeries are asking patients AGAIN to wear face masks to appointments amid a nationwide outbreak of whooping cough

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Sarah Carter

At least five babies have died this year in England and Wales from the infection GPs surgeries are once again asking patients ...

I feel so guilty for dismissing my 10-year-old daughter’s symptoms as ‘just’ a cough… but I wonder how much worse it could have been had we skipped the whooping cough vaccine

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Sarah Carter

By Jo Macfarlane for The Mail on Sunday 01:56 12 May 2024, updated 02:05 12 May 2024 It was about two months ...

Whooping cough hotspots are revealed in interactive map as 15-day-old girl becomes SIXTH to die in spiralling outbreak

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Sarah Carter

By Theo Wolf and Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline 15:53 10 May 2024, updated 18:27 10 May 2024 Another newborn baby ...

Doctor warns that number of whooping cough deaths ‘may well rise’ after outbreak of deadly disease kills five newborn babies

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Sarah Carter

Five babies have died of whooping cough amid fears of the worst outbreak in 40 years. Almost 3,000 cases have been reported ...

What your cough could really mean, from THAT irritating ‘dry’ tickle to the ‘wet’ one that leaves you spluttering mucus

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Sarah Carter

Most of us have experienced an annoying cough.  Whether it’s caused by a cold or an allergy, most of the time it’s ...

Could your cough be TB? Warning over spike in tuberculosis as health chiefs claim lingering illness might actually be caused by Victorian-era illness

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Sarah Carter

By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline 16:58 15 Feb 2024, updated 18:36 15 Feb 2024 UK Health Security Agency data shows ...

Plagued by THAT never-ending cough? What experts say you can do to beat your stinking cold

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Sarah Carter

We expect to get colds over the winter, but this season it seems many people are really struggling to get rid of ...

What is JN.1? Explosive new Covid variant is taking off in Britain amid fears of impending wave which will cause carnage in NHS hospitals already juggling winter woes of norovirus, flu and ‘100-day cough’

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By Emily Craig Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline 12:53 07 Dec 2023, updated 14:08 07 Dec 2023 JN.1 caused one in 13 ...

Vaccine to tackle bronchiolitis-causing winter cough virus could be offered to children and the elderly on the NHS next year

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Sarah Carter

 Children and elderly to be offered a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A jab to protect against one of the most common ...