All the latest news and updates relating to childhood diseases and illnesses
A TEEN saved his own life when he ignored his GP and used ChatGPT to diagnose a rare medical condition. Kahlan Eales, 17, visited his local surgery because he w...
A PRIMARY school has stopped singing in assemblies to curb the spread of flu as cases surge and the NHS braces for the worst outbreak of the winter bug in years...
ANTONIO Galisi-Swallow was just 15 when he died in full view of strangers on a crowded hospital ward, his bedsheets covered in blood. The teen, from Rotherham,...
CASES of measles – dubbed ‘the world’s most infectious disease’ – have surged worldwide, particularly affecting children under the age of five. The illness is...
MEASLES – known as the ‘world’s most infectious disease’ – is surging globally and children younger than five are most at risk, a chilling report has warned. A...
WHEN Hayley Fairley noticed her daughter Millie had a rash she took her straight to A&E. It appeared after a string of other worrying symptoms, including headac...
A SCHOOLBOY who became the youngest person in Britain to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease has died aged just 14. Brave Kyle Sieniawski was just like othe...
A COLLEGE in Devon has been struck by an outbreak of a nightmarishly itchy Victorian-era disease – as the UK faces a spike in cases. An email sent to parents a...
LITTLE Poppy Catterall has been given the Christmas miracle her family have been dreaming of since she was diagnosed with cancer. This time last year she was re...
WHEN four-month-old Melody came down with what looked like a harmless cold in April 2025, her parents expected a few days of sniffles. But when her breathing be...
A TINY baby weighing just 300g has been born four months early – with doctors hailing the miraculous birth as an “extraordinary medical success”. Coming into th...
A RAPID blood test that can fast-track diagnosis of life-threatening conditions such as sepsis or meningitis in children is being trialled in the NHS. It can de...
