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At last, the van with the Ebola victim’s coffin arrived. The woman’s relatives were relieved. But a small group of young people hissed in anger. They watched the burial team carefully put on protective suits, itching for a fight. They grabbed the rope meant to lower the coffin into the grave and used it as […]

Image copyright Ashleigh White Image caption Ashleigh White, from Barnsley, and her son, Noah. Ashleigh White’s son Noah became seriously ill with neonatal herpes after being infected with HSV-1, the highly contagious “herpes simplex virus” that causes cold sores in adults. It is sometimes known as the “kiss of death” because of the way it

Image copyright PA The infection of up to 30,000 people with contaminated blood has been called the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history. Thousands have died. A public inquiry is now under way – but what is already known about the scandal? Who was affected? People with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders were given blood

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Procedures which involving piercing the skin are an infection risk Shops offering tattoos and piercings pose an infection risk, and laws on who works in them should be tightened, say public health experts. At present, anyone in the UK can set up a parlour and offer procedures without proper

The Latest on legislation to eliminate a religious exemption to New York state’s vaccine requirements (all times local): 4:35 p.m. The New York state Assembly has voted to eliminate a religious exemption to vaccine mandates for schoolchildren in the face of its worst measles outbreak in decades. The Democrat-led chamber approved the bill Thursday. The

New York lawmakers are poised Thursday to eliminate a religious exemption to vaccine requirements in the face of its worst measles outbreak in decades. The Democrat-led Senate and Assembly planned to vote on repealing the exemption, which allows parents of children to cite their religious beliefs to opt a child out of the vaccines required

The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda (all times local): 5:45 p.m. Health officials in eastern Congo are vaccinating some pregnant women and infants against Ebola for the first time since the outbreak was declared in August. More than 1,400 people have now died from Ebola, and an experimental vaccine produced by

Actress Jessica Biel says she’s not opposed to vaccinations, but she does not support a bill in California that would limit medical exemptions. The 37-year-old has drawn criticism after appearing this week in Sacramento with vaccination skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to voice concerns about the measure. Biel posted on Instagram Thursday morning that she

Image copyright Hayley Minn Image caption Hayley Minn says that other people sharing their story with her helped her through the experience When Hayley Minn was 23, she found out she had an 85% chance of getting breast cancer. That’s because she has a gene mutation called BRCA1, which affects around one in every 300-400

Image copyright Getty Images Two-thirds of students support universities being able to warn parents if students have a mental health crisis, an annual survey suggests. There have been concerns about student suicides and the survey indicated worsening levels of anxiety on campus. Only 14% reported “life satisfaction”, in this study of 14,000 UK students. And