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Monkeypox wasn’t created in a lab - and other claims debunked29 May 2022 00:18Conspiracies shared during the Covid pandemic are being recycled for monkeypox.
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.
'Daughter's long Covid makes us prisoners in our own home'28 May 2022 16:10Helen Goss calls for more help for children like Anna, 9, who is ill two years after catching Covid.
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.

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