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Visitor restrictions and mask mandates in place across several hospitals as...
VISITOR restrictions and mask mandates have been put in place in a string of hospitals as the flu outbreak continues to put the health service under pressure.More than 1,000 people were recorded as...
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HSE chaos as over 1,000 in hospital for flu amid ‘try to not get sick’...
THESE were the chaotic scenes at one of the country’s biggest hospitals today with over 1,000 lie in hospitals with flu.Up to 17 ambulances lined up outside Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda, Co Louth...
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‘Under pressure’ hospitals introduce mandatory mask rules as some visitors...
HOSPITALS across Ireland have enforced infection control measures as they are swamped by patients due to the ongoing flu infection spike. Most hospitals are enforcing infection control measures after...
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Flu hospital patients quadruple in one month as NHS rushes to free up beds to...
FLU is “skyrocketing” after the festive period, health chiefs say, with hospital patients quadrupling in one month.There are more than 5,000 patients hospitalised with the virus, the most recent data...
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The 15-minute flu-busting workout backed by science as UK sees alarming surge...
WITH cases of flu rising across the UK this winter, personal trainers have shared a quick, 15-minute workout, after research suggested it could support immune health. Flu cases “skyrocketed” over the...
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Patients told to attend A&E alone as health boss says flu peak is yet to come
PATIENTS have been told to go to A&E alone, as one of England’s chief doctors warns the peak of the flu outbreak is still to come.Some hospitals have urged people to leave relatives at home to stop...
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Urgent warning as deadly carbon monoxide poisoning can easily be mistaken for...
BRITS are being urged to check if their cold symptoms are a sign of something more sinister this winter.Headaches, shortness of breath and fatigue can potentially be signs of carbon monoxide...
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‘Shameful’ to delay two-day sick day increase for thousands of Irish workers...
THE government’s decision to delay a move to boost the number of sick days for workers from five to seven despite the country being in the grip of a flu outbreak has come under fire.New laws brought in...
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Flu season has peaked but NHS hospitals are still ‘jam-packed’ with 1 in 7...
FLU season has peaked but hospitals are still “jam-packed” with one in seven beds taken by those fit to go home, the NHS says.It comes after nurses said bed-blocking was leaving sick arrivals to die in...
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40 Day Health Challenge coach reveals how to spot cold and flu differences &...
A TOP GP has revealed how to spot the differences between a cold and flu – explaining that one will leave you feeling like you have been “hit by a bus”.Thousands of people have battled a viral illness...
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The ‘old wives’ tale’ remedies that really DO work – as NHS hospitals...
FROM ‘starving colds’ to chicken soup, we’ve all heard the odd old wives’ tale for treating flu and winter bugs.As outlandish as some of them are – like shoving onions into your socks– there can be a...
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The reasons you’ve got a cold that just WON’T go away – and when it’s a sign...
IT’S that time of year again when we’re seemingly greeted with a new cough, sneeze or sniffle every week.But as we beat one bug, there always seems to be another lurking around the corner, ready to...
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