The public has become so fed up with long waits that it may be prepared to forgo the founding principle of the health service, the Policy Exchange think tank said.
In a global battle of the bulge, the US did not break into the top 10 or even the top 60, according to new rankings. Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo earned the top spots.
Three California residents were nearly fatally poisoned by deadly mushrooms that masquerade as edible varieties, suffering the early stages of organ failure.
The measures, which echo those brought in during the darkest days of the pandemic, come as data suggests cases of another pathogen human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are also on the rise.
Dr Will Kang, an orthopedic surgeon in Baltimore, said there are five things his wife, an oncologist, never allows him to buy at the store due to links to several forms of cancer.