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Indian man, world's first, to catch fungal infection from a plant: Report

A plant mycologist from India has become the first person in the world to contract a plant fungal disease. The 61 year old, who was diagnosed with the condition in Kolkata, is said to be infected with Chondrostereum purpureum, the fungus that causes silver leaf disease in plants.

The Times of India

Loose Women's Denise Welch left in tears as she relives son's worrying health condition

Denise Welch admitted to crying over an old clip of her and son Louis as child as they both appeared on Tyne Tees TV

Chronicle Live

Pneumonia-ridden grandad spends TWO days in hospital chair waiting to be seen

Grandfather-of-seven Geoffrey Knell. who already has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - was left in a chair at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital

Daily Mirror

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Sarah Beeny reveals striking new look after undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer

Sarah Beeny has shared a new look after her hair has started to grow back following her breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment to tackle the disease

Daily Mirror

Woman with rare 'living statue' disease that makes her seize up when she gets scared

Karen Long fears leaving home because of the debilitating condition that leaves her with little-to-no control over her body’s reflexes and says it started in 2013 when suffered a fall

Daily Mirror

Extreme sports fanatic 'lost everything' after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease

The keen snowboarder and mountain biker started to experience symptoms in late 2021 but was initially diagnosed with dystonia and later Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).

Daily Record

Study evaluates cardiovascular risk disparities among young people of color with Type 1 diabetes

Understanding what’s driving these disparities could help target critical interventions.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Win place to play alongside Manchester United and England legends at Mem in Marcus Stewart game

Football fans from across Bristol have the chance to win a place in Marcus Stewart's charity game as he raises money for motor neurone disease charities

Bristol Post

Gun injuries sending more Americans, especially kids, to emergency rooms -study

Emergency rooms in the U.S. saw a significant rise in the number of patients with gun injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Thursday.

Reuters

'Defiant' Linda Nolan to fight cancer head-on after disease spread to her brain

Linda Nolan will be moving in with her sister Denise after her cancer treatment but sources say the singer will be fighting the disease which has now spread to her brain

Daily Mirror

Student, 20, gets mistaken for toddler due to rare condition - but feels 'very special'

Aboli Jarit has renal rickets; a syndrome that combines deformity of the bones and chronic renal disease, which stunted her growth at 3ft 4ins, and means she cannot walk

Daily Mirror

Patient dies of rabies in first EVER case in country after fighting disease in hospital

The overseas traveller was believed to have caught the illness overseas before landing in New Zealand. Health ministers have assured citizens there is no risk to the public

Daily Mirror

Lanarkshire mum, sister and son all diagnosed with deadly brain tumours in 'one in a billion' odds

Claire Cordiner has lost her mum and sister to deadly brain tumours with her nephew now on end-of-life care with the same condition in an outcome that 'defies belief'.

Glasgow Live

The best diets for cutting heart attacks and stroke risks listed in new study

A comparison between seven diets found the European eating plan to be most beneficial for those at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Daily Record

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Dublin Live

Strep A and iGAS symptoms to watch out for as 16 Irish people die from disease since October

The bacteria is a highly contagious infection which mostly affects children

Dynamite News

Losing weight may be beneficial to your heart, even if some weight is regained: Study

A systematic review of research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal, found that losing weight with lifestyle changes in an intensive behavioural weight loss programme was linked to a decrease in risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes for at least…

Radio France Internationale

Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg deaths after push by WHO

Equatorial Guinea said it has recorded 13 cases of Marburg disease since February, after the World Health Organization urged the country to officially report new cases.

Irish Mirror

Three die from mystery nosebleed disease within 24 hours as town quarantined

Authorities across the country are working to contain the virus

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Editorial: Vax judgment: Court order limiting federal mandate of US employees makes no sense

In striking down the president’s ability to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. government employees, a New Orleans federal appeals court has handed a victory to infectious disease.

Tribune News Service

Faye Flam: CDC’s top priority has to be rebuilding public trust

COVID-19 was already spreading widely around the world in February and early March of 2020 — well before many Americans had gotten the message that the disease was something to take seriously. Now, the New York Times has reported that staffers at the disease intelligence service at the Centers for…

Miami Herald

Pioneering doctor still leads Haitian health care fight in Miami 35 years after AIDS battle

MIAMI — In the mid 1980s, as the HIV/AIDS epidemic was spreading rapidly, Haitians were stigmatized and being Haitian was erroneously labeled by the U.S. government as one of the four risk factors for contracting the disease.

Bangkok Post

Catching colorectal cancer in time

Colorectal cancer originates in the colon or rectum, the terminal end of the digestive tract. The secular trend of colorectal cancer has been increasing in developing countries globally, including Thailand. It is the third most common cancer worldwide. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are about 1.9 million…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Take Your Eyes Off Your Mobile Phone, Says Inventor

The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. At least, that's according to the man who invented them 50 years ago. Martin Cooper, an American engineer dubbed the "Father of the cell phone," says the neat little device we all have in our pockets has…

Wales Online

Mystery nosebleed disease kills three in Africa as town is quarantined

Symptoms include a fever, headaches, dizziness and vomiting

Daily Record

A Place In The Sun host vows to 'never stop' doing what she loves while battling blood disease

The channel 4 property host refused to let her condition Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) get in the way of her living her life.

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