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Awash in federal money, state lawmakers tackle worsening youth mental health

The pandemic accelerated a yearslong decline in the mental health of the nation’s children and teens. The number of young people experiencing sadness, hopelessness and thoughts of suicide has increased dramatically, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Warning as meningitis cases double - Signs and symptoms of potentially deadly disease

Leading charity Meningitis Now has warned people not to be complacent after meningitis cases doubled in a year. There is also increasing concern bout the number of fatal cases of meningitis occurring in adults over the past three months.

Daily Mirror

Urgent health warning issued as deadly black fungus spreads with 60% mortality rate

The American College of Physicians (ACAP) had issued a "concerning" warning regarding an antibiotic resistant deadly fungus known as C auris which is rapidly spreading.

Daily Record

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People of State Pension age with any of these health issues could be due up to £407 each month

More than 1.4million older people are receiving extra financial help through Attendance Allowance from the DWP.

Daily Record

Lower blood pressure by slashing these foods from your diet, says health body

Too much salt can cause hypertension - as well as raise your risk of heart disease and stroke. The Heart Research Institute UK (HRI) have advised Brits to cut down on certain foods.

Daily Mirror

Mediterranean diet reduces heart disease in women by nearly 25%, says study

Research found that females who eat a specific diet, with a lower intake of red and processed meats, were found to have better cardiovascular health.

Daily Record

London hotspots for lung disease revealed with sharp divide between rich and poor boroughs

Charity says poorer areas in capital more exposed to pollution and effects of poor housing

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Alzheimer’s report hints at a future health crisis bigger than COVID-19

The costs of Alzheimer’s disease – human and financial – are rising sharply in California and nationally, and census projections for America’s rapidly aging population suggest the scope of the disease soon might rival what America saw during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Orange County Register

Ask Mr. Dad: Should we be rethinking weight?

Dear Mr. Dad: As someone who has been overweight for most of my childhood and adult life, I am concerned about my son facing the same struggle. I am someone who has felt shame while at the same time being uncomfortable talking about myself as someone with obesity – which,…

Tribune News Service

Cases of deadly, drug-resistant fungal infection on the rise, CDC says

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Monday that cases of Candida auris, or C. auris — a potentially deadly and drug-resistant fungal infection — are on the rise at U.S. health-care facilities.

Tribune News Service

COVID-19 report based on China samples puts suspicion back to animal origins

A new analysis of samples taken from a market in Wuhan, China, during the early days of the pandemic are the strongest evidence yet that the COVID-19 virus jumped from animals to humans, some researchers say.

Tribune News Service

'Urgent threat' warning of super contagious 'Last Of Us' black fungus with 60% mortality

Cases of Candida auris, better known as C auris, has risen rapidly over recent months which has sparked fears of another killer disease following the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020

Daily Mirror

Tick-borne illness spreads across US as officials say it's now endemic in multiple states

The number of states in the USA where the tick-borne disease babesiosis has reached endemic levels has risen from seven to 10, according to an alarming new CDC report

Daily Mirror

Utilizing food to bolster heart health

Find out how to harness your diet to ensure that you heart health is top notch

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Bill Gates says the world must create “a fire department for pandemics” to avoid the next catastrophic outbreak

“‌We need to prepare to fight disease outbreaks just as we prepare to fight fires,” Bill Gates writes in a NYT op-ed.

The Conversation

Air pollution can increase the risk of COVID infection and severe disease – a roundup of what we know

The early part of the COVID pandemic led to a significant reduction in air pollution in many parts of the world. With lockdowns, travel restrictions and decreased economic activity, there was a noticeable drop in the emission of air pollutants, such as nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and particulate matter (PM) that…

The Conversation

Alzheimer’s disease: problems with the brain’s energy supply could be a cause

Scientists have been working to understand the root causes of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for decades now. But one of the reasons we don’t yet have a cure for this disease is because of the complexity of the human brain – alongside the complexity of the disease itself.

The Times of India

Annually 4.5 lakh die in road accident, but little attention given to it: Bengaluru traffic police chief

BENGALURU: It's painful to say that road accidents don't get as much attention compared to disease and epidemics, said Dr M A Saleem, Additional Director General of Police and Special Commissioner – Traffic, Bengaluru Traffic Police.

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Abandoned factory where disease-ridden cows were slaughtered 'still a threat to humans'

Thruxted Mill was one of five UK sites where cattle infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) were destroyed in the 90s and 00s

Zenger

Soccer Players 50% More Likely To Develop Dementia

It adds to the evidence that heading the ball damages the brain as soccer players 50% more likely to develop dementia

Bristol Post

DWP paying up to £172 a week extra from April - full list of medical grounds issued

From April 2023 there will be a rise in such benefit amounts

Nottingham Post

Full list as DWP issues extra cash of up to £172 a week from April on medical grounds

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Reason

Shoddy Research Reinforces Anti-Vaping Narrative

Thanks to tendentiously sloppy research, most Americans think vaping is just as dangerous as smoking. That’s not true.

Daily Mirror

Mum and son both facing a 'slow death' unless they can raise £100,000

Emily Gilmour and her son Oliver, who live near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, have Lyme disease and need to travel to Germany to get a type of treatment that is not available in the UK

The Independent UK

5 symptoms of frontotemporal dementia: Bruce Willis’s condition explained

The Die Hard star’s family says Willis is now living with a full-time care team

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