‘Fit and healthy’ dad-of-three, 27, dies of flu as heartbroken family reveal...
A ‘FIT and healthy’ dad-of-three was placed on a ventilator and then into a coma after falling severely ill with the flu. Quenten Thomas, 27, of Marysville in Tennessee, never made it through and...
View ArticleNHS GPs give their verdict on 9 cheap cold & flu home remedies – including...
JANUARY is a dreary month for many reasons.It’s bitterly cold, the post-festive high has definitely faded and most of us have picked up some form of winter ailment. Some they deemed beneficial, while...
View ArticleWoman, 63, dies from lethal combination of two strains of bird flu after...
A WOMAN has died from a lethal combination of two strains of bird flu. The 63-year-old, from the Anhui province, China, was infected with H3N2 and H10N5 after coming into contact with diseased...
View Article‘Healthy’ teacher, 25, dies from ‘flu’ just months after marrying his high...
A TEACHER died suddenly from the flu just months after marrying his high school sweetheart, his family has revealed.Harrison Vaughan, 25, from North Carolina, tragically lost his life to complications...
View Article‘Wear a mask’ if you’re struck by key Covid and flu symptoms, public warned
ILL Brits should wear face masks if they’re going outside , health officials have said.People suffering with flu or Covid symptoms should don a face covering when leaving their homes, according to the...
View ArticleMum’s disbelief as ‘healthy’ son, 16, dies within days of complaining of a...
A “HEALTHY” teenage boy died within days of complaining of a sore throat and cough.Rebecca Rollason found her son William unresponsive in bed on June 14, shortly after he developed flu-like...
View Article‘Zombie’ mum, 28, blamed ‘feeling like she was dying’ on a cold – then I had...
A MUM says she would be dead if she hadn’t trusted her “gut instinct” and begged to be taken to A&E “looking like a zombie”. Leah Denney initially believed she had a “bad cold” but it turned out to...
View ArticleMajor health boost for thousands of Irish people as flu jab programme to be...
THE Minister for Health has announced that more people will be able to avail of the flu vaccine this year.The flu vaccine programme for 2024/2025 will now be extended to more groups.More groups will...
View ArticleNew pandemic fears as UK health officials declare ‘level 4’ bird flu outbreak...
HEALTH officials have raised the pandemic risk of bird flu from three to four on a six-tier scale after the virus jumped to cows and then humans.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says: “There is...
View ArticleCan you really boost your immune system and should you ‘sweat out’ a cold? GP...
WE all have our tips and tricks for dealing with flu and colds. You might a have trusty over-the-counter drug that sorts you out every time, or you might down ginger shots in hope of preventing...
View ArticleThe 3 times your runny nose is a sign of something serious – and when you...
A BUNGED up nose is one of the many joys the cold and flu season brings each year.Though having to dab at your streaming schnoz with tissues can be a real headache, most of us tend to assume that it’s...
View ArticleUrgent warning to millions at high-risk of impending ‘tripledemic’ as 1 in 3...
ONE in 10 adults with a common health condition are at high risk of the imminent ‘tripledemic’ of viruses poised to strike this winter, experts have warned.The colder months will see several nasty...
View ArticleGrim warning as norovirus cases surge by 40% in weeks – as killer lung virus...
NOROVIRUS cases have surged over the past two weeks, raising fears as Brits brace for a trio of rampant winter viruses.During the summer months, the virus was already on the rise, but recent data...
View ArticleNHS GPs give their verdict on 9 cheap cold & flu home remedies – including...
THE last few weeks of autumn are dreary for many reasons.It’s cold, rainy and half of us have picked up some form of winter ailment.Some they deemed beneficial, while there was little evidence that...
View Article‘Quadruple-demic’ will strike ‘within WEEKS’ as killer lung infection hits...
A WINTER ‘quadruple-demic’ of nasty viruses is set to strike the UK in just weeks. RSV, a potentially lethal lung infection, has hit the under-fives, and an increase in infections has left many in...
View ArticleDeadly Aussie flu heading for the UK could be the ‘worst we have seen in 50...
THE deadly Aussie flu epidemic that hospitals have begun preparing for will be the worst in 50 years, experts have warned.Australia is recovering from its worst outbreak on record with numbers needing...
View ArticleMum-of-two dies from deadly Aussie flu heading to Britain – and it could be...
A YOUNG Aussie mum-of-two has died after contracting influenza as the country’s horror flu season continues.Jennifer Thew, from Gungahlin in the Australian Capital Territory, died from acute...
View Article‘Aussie Flu’ to strike thousands of Brits over Christmas as bug sweeps...
BRITS have been urged to dose themselves with vitamin C as the country faces its worst Aussie flu epidemic in 50 years.Almost 100,000 Australians have fallen ill to H3N2 – their most severe outbreak on...
View ArticleKiller Aussie flu outbreak rockets 156 PER CENT in just one week as it sweeps UK
AN outbreak of so-called ‘Aussie Flu’ has struck down more than one thousand Brits in the past week.Government statistics show 1,111 people were infected with the virus – a 156 per cent jump on the...
View ArticleAussie flu outbreak sees UK cases rocket by 48% in just one week
THE outbreak of killer Aussie flu in the UK has seen cases surge by by 48 per cent in one week as the NHS braces for one of the worst flu seasons in 50 years.At least 1,649 people have been struck down...
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