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UKHSA finds invasive Aedes aegypti breeding in east London, prompting enhanced surveillance.
UKHSA study finds sleep app cough data can detect respiratory illness and signal outbreaks early.
UKHSA, alongside the Food Standards Agency and other public health partners, continues to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella in the UK.
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Latest data shows signs that vaccine uptake by the time children start primary school is stabilising.
Cases up 11.4% in 2025, with London recording the highest number of cases.
An amber heat-health alert is now in place across all regions in England.
While around 60% of women giving birth every month are vaccinated, UKHSA warns many thousands of babies still at risk.
£343 million plan will open 159 NHS mental health centres in England, giving people earlier local support and specialist crisis care outside A&E.
Travellers urged to follow food and water hygiene advice to reduce risk of infection
The 2,877 excess deaths represents a significant increase on the 1,504 excess deaths observed in summer 2025.
The DoH and FSA have launched a consultation on restricting the promotion and placement of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS).
Small and micro food businesses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are demonstrating a strong commitment to food safety, despite continued economic pressures facing the sector, according to new research published tod…
Mothers and babies in focus as £4.5 million funding rolled out to improve Berkshire maternity and neonatal services.
The UK government has worked with the NHS, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and international health partners to medically evacuate a humanitarian worker who has been treating patients with Ebola …
UKHSA joins forces with leading water safety charities to highlight the risks of swimming in open water.
The government will ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s in England from April 2027.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will consider the recommendation before a decision is made on any changes to the NHS MenB vaccination schedule.
All babies in England will be screened for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the use of UK‑donor plasma for five high‑priority plasma-derived medicinal products.
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