[Archived] Who is eligible for the MenB vaccine during the Kent outbreak and do I need it myself?
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Meningitis: I underwent multiple surgeries, including the amputation of several fingers
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In this blog post, Becca shares her story of how meningitis changed her life and disrupted her plans just weeks into her starting her degree.
[Archived] What is bird flu and how are we protecting people against it in the UK?
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[Archived] Join the 2024 fight against flu by taking part in our citizen science project
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Whooping cough: One mother's story of love, loss and action
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Whooping cough cases (also known as the '100 day cough') are rising sharply across England. Between January and March 2024 there have sadly been 5 infant deaths. Vaccination is the best protection. In this blog post, Catherine Hughes, Founding Director at The Immunisation Foundation of Australia, shares the story of her son Riley Hughes and …
[Archived] What is Lyme disease and why do we need to be tick-aware?
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Inside Britain’s Deadly Fungus Collection
Housed near Bristol, UKHSA’s National Collection of Pathogenic Fungi (NCPF) is home to more than 4,500 isolates of potentially deadly fungi isolates, gathered over the last century. In this blog post, we’ll cover the history of the NCPF: why it was set up, what it houses and how it continues to play an important role in …
STIs through the centuries
In this blog post we will explore the rising tide of STIs across the eons, how ancient Greeks feared the killer “scorpions and serpents” in semen, and how goat's milk was thought to be a curative for sexual ailments.
Charting a course to end HIV transmission in England by 2030
On World Aids Day 2021, a new Action Plan has been published to move towards ending HIV transmission, AIDS and HIV-related deaths in England by 2030. In January 2019 the government committed to this bold ambition and the four-year plan, …
[Archived] Eligible for a free flu vaccine in winter 2021? Don’t wait, book it.
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