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Beijing reported no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections in communities during the 15 hours to 3 p.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Tuesday, a disease control official said.

One of the rare complications of COVID in children is an inflammatory illness called paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS) that occurs in the weeks following the time of infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes the disease). It’s also been called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

Mum-of-two Nicola Williams, 48, had to leave her job as a neonatal nurse due to her condition, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 and then secondary breast cancer in 2021.

One thousand confirmed cases of monkeypox, a disease originating in Africa, have been recorded since early May across at least 30 non-endemic countries such as the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, France, the United States, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Israel. But what is this virus? Who is affected? And should…

Cases in the UK have now surpassed the 300 mark, with 73 new cases in England, two in Scotland and two more in Wales. Health chiefs have, however, reiterated that the risk of disease is still low

In the US more than 588m doses have been given during the pandemic

Pancreatic cancer is considered the 10th most common cancer in the UK, with about 10,500 new cases every year. According to a new study, consuming a high-fat diet could be significantly increasing your risk

Symptoms can range from visual to almost unnoticeable, according to experts.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) announced primary results from the Phase 3 SHINE study of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) plus bendamustine-rituximab (BR) and rituximab maintenance in older patients with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The combination regime significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 25% compared to placebo plus BR…