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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has one ward closed to new admissions to manage patients with diarrhoea and vomiting at Stamford hospital. The John Van Geest ward at Stamford hospital remains closed to new admissions. No more patients have developed symptoms of diarrhoea or vomiting. Two patients have ongoing symptoms. Two more members of staff developed symptoms on 25 November.

North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust is asking visitors to the hospitals to consider whether they are well enough to visit sick patients this winter in a bid to reduce the risk of the spread of common bugs including Norovirus. Each year up to one million people across the country are affected by Norovirus (sometimes called "winter vomiting virus"). It is the most common cause of infectious gastroenteritis in England and Wales and can affect people of any age.

When it comes to remodeling our bones - an ongoing process of break down and renewal that goes on throughout adulthood - researchers have new evidence that our guts play a surprisingly important role. The findings point toward novel methods for increasing bone mass in patients with diseases characterized by impaired bone formation, including postmenopausal osteoporosis, according to the report in the November 26th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication.