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Image copyright Reuters The cost of collecting hospital medical waste in Scotland has more than doubled since the collapse of Healthcare Environmental Services, figures show. The Lanarkshire-based company went to the wall after becoming embroiled in a waste stockpiling scandal. Contingency measures to remove waste from every hospital, GP surgery, dental practice and pharmacy in […]

Arizona is seeing a surge in hepatitis A cases, mostly in the Tucson area but also in metro Phoenix, health officials say. The outbreak of the viral disease that affects the liver began in November and cases have continued to rise since then despite efforts to step up vaccinations. The Arizona Republic reports the outbreak

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDerek Martindale’s brother was also infected with HIV: “He knew he was dying… I wasn’t there for him” Victims of the contaminated blood scandal have been telling a public inquiry how their lives have been ruined. The hearing is looking at how thousands of people were infected

The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Congo (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Congo’s Health Ministry says more than 1,000 people have died in an Ebola outbreak that started in August. Health Minister Oly Ilunga confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday that the number of infected people who have died reached 1,008. Congolese health

Image copyright Family photograph Image caption Ben Murray was a student at Bristol University James Murray describes his son Ben as a very kind, gentle giant of a man. “He was very dynamic, and very intelligent. He had everything going for him,” he says. “He was sensitive. He used to look at the things other

More than 1,000 deaths have now been confirmed in eastern Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the second-worst in history behind the West African one in 2014-16 that killed more than 11,300 people. Attacks on health workers are badly complicating efforts to contain one of the world’s most notorious diseases. At least 85 have been wounded or killed

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) is a rare form of abuse Campaigners are calling for an inquiry into concerns that families have been wrongly accused of inventing or causing illnesses in their children. Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) is a rare form of abuse where parents exaggerate or cause

Authorities in Curacao on Saturday boarded a ship that arrived under quarantine to start vaccinating people to prevent a measles outbreak. Health officials said only those who already have been vaccinated or have previously had measles will be free to leave the 440-foot (134-meter) ship Freewinds, which belongs to the Church of Scientology. Curacao epidemiologist

Image copyright Science Photo Library Health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is willing to look at “all options” to boost vaccination levels, including making child immunisation compulsory. Mr Hancock told the BBC he did not want to “reach the point” of imposing jabs, but would “rule nothing out”. More than half a million children

More than 1,000 people have died from Ebola in eastern Congo since August, the country’s health minister said Friday as hostility toward health workers continues to hamper efforts to contain the second-deadliest outbreak of the virus. Health Minister Oly Ilunga told The Associated Press that four deaths in the outbreak’s epicenter of Katwa helped push