Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a disease most people have heard of, but many don’t realise just how quickly it can become serious. IMD is caused by a bacteria and can lead to meningitis, which affects the lining around the brain and spinal cord – or to sepsis, a serious bloodstream infection. A new innovative […]
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This year’s World Asthma Day theme was “Access to anti-inflammatory inhalers for everyone with asthma – still an urgent need”. Asthma affects more than 260 million people worldwide and causes over 450 000 deaths each year. Asthma care should not begin only when symptoms become severe. People living with asthma need access to the right
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Parents and caregivers need to understand the importance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention, recognise symptoms earlier, ask the right questions and seek care before illness becomes severe. RSV is one of the most common respiratory infections in babies and young children. Most children will get it by the age of 2. In many cases,
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