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Incoming French health minister, Olivier Veran, a lawmaker and doctor, has been handed the keys to his new ministry while it is in the midst of dealing with the threat of coronavirus February 17, 2020, 10:22 AM 1 min read Incoming French health minister, Olivier Veran, a lawmaker and doctor, was handed the keys to […]

Image copyright Getty Images Schools do not need to close or send staff and pupils home if there is a suspected case of coronavirus, new guidance is to recommend. Public Health England will say no restrictions or special control measures are needed while tests are carried out on a suspected case. If a case is

One of two charter flights carrying cruise ship passengers from Japan landed at a California air force base early Monday By The Associated Press Associated Press February 17, 2020, 9:24 AM 4 min read TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — One of two charter flights carrying cruise ship passengers from Japan landed at a California

Image copyright PA Media A doctor who worked at the same private healthcare firm as rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been suspended, it has emerged. Spire Healthcare said Mike Walsh – a specialist in trauma and orthopaedic surgery – was suspended in April 2018 over concerns about patient treatment. Almost 50 of his patients

Fort Lauderdale officials say 211.6 million gallons of sewage has spilled into Fort Lauderdale waterways in the past few months February 17, 2020, 7:22 AM 1 min read FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale officials say 211.6 million gallons of sewage has spilled into Fort Lauderdale waterways in the past few months. The Sun-Sentinel reports

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 people globally February 17, 2020, 5:00 AM 2 min read A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 71,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus

A woman who had her left ear amputated after developing skin cancer says she hopes others will learn from her mistakes. Anthea Smith, 44, from Bolton, told the BBC’s Staffordshire reporter Laura Mcmullan, herself a former tanning addict who developed melanoma, that she didn’t realise the dangers. The cancer charity, Melanoma UK, is calling for

Image copyright Science Photo Library The fertility expert, Lord Robert Winston, appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to discuss the campaign to relax the current ten-year limit on freezing eggs. Lord Winston, who is professor of fertility studies at Imperial College London, warned that it was “a very unsuccessful technology” and said: “The number

Mainland China has reported a slight upturn in new virus cases and an increase by 105 in deaths caused by the illness for a total of 1,770 since the outbreak began By YANAN WANG Associated Press February 17, 2020, 2:04 AM 4 min read BEIJING — Mainland China on Monday reported a slight upturn in

Image copyright Pavel Daryl Kem Senoua Image caption Kem Senou Pavel Daryl is the first African to contract the virus in China When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of leaving China, even if that were possible. “No matter