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These Dementia-Friendly Places Welcome Alzheimer's Patients

Dementia-friendly towns, restaurants and cruises can improve the lives of people with dementia by offering experiences that ease their isolation.

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New Alzheimer’s drugs should be available on NHS, says patient’s wife

New disease-modifying drugs work best when they are given to patients in the early stages of the disease.

Evening Standard

John Stapleton reveals Parkinson’s disease has ‘frustratingly’ affected his voice

Veteran BBC presenter John Stapleton has revealed Parkinson’s disease has “frustratingly” affected his voice.

The Independent UK

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New Alzheimer’s drug rejected for NHS use – because it’s not worth the money

Alzheimer’ patients in UK left behind over regulator’s decision to reject use of new drugs

The Independent UK

Alzheimer's 'wonder drug' Donanemab blocked for use on NHS over cost concerns

Campaigners say decision is ‘frustrating setback’ for people living with disease

Evening Standard

Alzheimer’s drug rejected for widespread use by NHS spending watchdog

Donanemab is a so-called disease-modifying treatment.

Evening Standard

Donanemab: What is the new Alzheimer’s drug rejected for use on the NHS

Donanemab and another new drug for Alzheimer’s called Lecanemab have been billed as a huge step forward in research

The Independent UK

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Donanemab – what we know about the latest Alzheimer’s drug

The drug is one of the new ‘disease modifying’ treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

Evening Standard

John Stapleton on Parkinson’s diagnosis: ‘See a doctor if you have doubts’

The veteran broadcaster announced the news of his diagnosis earlier this week in a video clip on BBC One’s Morning Live

Evening Standard

Scurvy Returns: Study Says Cost Of Living Crisis And Weight-Loss Surgeries Drive Resurgence

Scurvy, a dietary deficiency disease, once considered a thing of the past is making a surprising comeback.

Medical Daily

Egypt declared Malaria free: What India needs to learn about mosquito management now

Egypt has been declared malaria free. The World Health Organisation has called the achievement "truly historic". "Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilisation itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history and not its future," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.

The Times of India

Renaissance-era disease scurvy is making a comeback due to cost of living crisis

Scurvy may be mistaken for conditions like inflamed blood vessels and, if left untreated, may lead to potentially fatal bleeding

The Independent UK

"Check your oranges": Ad in Delhi Metro on breast cancer draws flak, netizens divided over its content

In the ongoing breast cancer awareness month, where health experts are working hard to make people aware of the deadly disease that claims millions of lives every year, especially those of women, an ad displayed at the Delhi Metro has caught attention of netizens, particularly due to its content.

The Times of India

Cattle Disease Wreaks Havoc In Libya

On Najmeddine Tantoun's farm on the outskirts of the western Libyan city of Misrata, the usual whir of hundreds of dairy milking machines has given way to near silence.

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Scurvy is largely a historical disease but there are signs it’s making a comeback

Scurvy is is often considered a historical ailment, conjuring images of sailors on long sea voyages suffering from a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables.

The Guardian - AU

Perth man treated for scurvy as cost-of-living crisis brings back ‘disease of the past’

Doctors discover 51-year-old patient who sometimes skipped meals and ate mostly processed food had condition caused by severe vitamin C deficiency

The Independent UK

Decision expected on new Alzheimer’s treatment

The drug is one of the new ‘disease modifying’ treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

Fortune

Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination

More than 41,000 people in the U.S. died of pneumonia in 2022, according to the CDC.

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Evening Standard

Are you ready for LG7? Lady Gaga to release spooky new single 'Disease' this week ahead of seventh album

The Little Monsters are seated and ready for a pre-Halloween release from the superstar coming in just three days time

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Baywatch star Michael Newman dead at 68

Michael Newman has passed away from "heart complications" after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease.

LiveScience

Melatonin disruption tied to early-onset osteoporosis, new study suggests

A genetic analysis suggests that rare cases of early onset osteoporosis may be partly caused by disruptions to the function of the hormone melatonin.

The Conversation

Women are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease − in part because doctors don’t take major sex and gender differences into account

A simple difference in the genetic code – two X chromosomes versus one X chromosome and one Y chromosome – can lead to major differences in heart disease. It turns out that these genetic differences influence more than just sex organs and sex assigned at birth – they fundamentally alter…

The Independent UK

Miranda Hart reveals ‘phone stopped ringing’ after Lyme disease forced her to give up work

Miranda Hart reveals her phone “stopped ringing” after her Lyme disease diagnosis forced her to give up work.

The Conversation

How finance can be part of the solution to the world’s biodiversity crisis

More than half of the world’s total GDP is at least moderately dependent on nature. Yet arguably, there is no economy (or life) without nature. A quarter of animal and planet species are now threatened, and 14 out of 18 key ecosystem services – including fertile soils to grow food,…

Evening Standard

TB cases rose 40% in Scotland last year, figures show

Public Health Scotland said the most reported risk factor for the disease ‘was being a refugee or asylum seeker’.

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