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Coming up: Fireside discussion - Chronic sinusitis & nasal polys management update

Chronic sinus and nasal issues are some of the most common reasons patients visit a GP.

New York Reports First Measles Death in Over 30 Years as US Cases Remain at 35-Year High

A child in upstate New York has died after catching measles, the state’s first death linked to the disease in more than 30 years.

WHO approves clinical trials on two new Ebola vaccines

The World Health Organization on Wednesday approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines, as doctors fight to control an outbreak in Africa that has killed more than 5,300 people

British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UK

The wider risk to the UK public from the deadly virus remains low, a government spokesperson says.

England Emergency Care Hospital Admissions Vary Widely

Neither local case mix, primary care provision, nor geography explain the large differences in hospital admission rates, ranging from less than 10% to

Large unexplained variation in emergency care hospital admission rates in England

Neither local case mix, primary care provision nor geography explains the large differences in hospital admission rates, ranging from less than 10% to more than 40%, from emergency departments across England, finds research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.