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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows

Anywhere we detect this virus, you can see a large surge of influenza cases coming afterwards,
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fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Four in five patients on trolleys are waiting in emergency departments, new data shows

181 admitted patients were waiting for hospital beds, with 143 in emergency departments and 38 in other wards, marking a slight drop from prior figures.
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Distress for families as many hospitals impose strict new rule on visiting patients over Christmas amid flu surge

Rules bring back bad memories of winter waves during pandemic when people were unable to see their sick relatives
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

England's resident doctors to strike for five days

Resident doctors in England will stage a five-day strike after rejecting the government's offer, demanding restoration of 2008-2009 salary levels eroded by inflation.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Streeting warns doctors' strikes could collapse NHS amid flu surge

Wes Streeting warned NHS could collapse and patients harmed if resident doctors strike amid record flu; Dr Tom Dolphin says patient safety can be maintained.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

There were clear warnings': Readers on the NHS flunami' crisis

The NHS faces a flunami surge, chronic underinvestment, staff shortages and strike risks while donation-funded, paywall-free journalism supports on-the-ground reporting.
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