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Monkeypox patients should avoid pet contact27 May 2022 15:06Gerbils, hamsters and other rodents could be particularly susceptible to the disease, warn experts.
Covid infections continue to decline in UK27 May 2022 13:22One in 60 people is infected with the virus, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Unexplained child hepatitis cases rise again in UK27 May 2022 11:15Health officials are investigating a link with a common virus, as well as other factors.
Scandal-hit Nottingham maternity services ordered to improve27 May 2022 09:33Maternity units, where Sarah Hawkins's baby and dozens of others died, are rated inadequate.
Hepatitis: Mum's fear for girl, 4, in mystery virus outbreak26 May 2022 12:56Madison Duffy is one of 197 children in the UK being treated for hepatitis, amid a surge of cases.
Growing up in poverty: Rats, cockroaches and mould27 May 2022 10:33Report's findings expose the widening regional health inequalities across Cheshire and Merseyside.

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