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Sarah Beeny honours female surgeons on International Women’s Day amid breast cancer battle

The TV presenter, whose mother died from the disease when she was only 10, had her devastating diagnosis in August

Evening Standard

A hearing on COVID’s origins spurs call for rules to curb risky virus research

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s top infectious disease official urged lawmakers during a hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic to ban research that enhances a pathogen’s ability to spread or cause disease.

Tribune News Service

The U.S. is seeing a shortage of the life-saving drug albuterol. Here’s what patients with respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD need to know

Albuterol, a drug commonly used to treat asthma attacks, is in short supply, increasing anxiety for patients who use it—and for pharmacies and health care facilities that provide it.

Fortune

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Nearly 300 passengers fall ill onboard Ruby Princess cruise ship

Nearly 10% of the passengers onboard a Ruby Princess cruise became ill with symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea between Feb. 26 and March 5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

Ethical concerns temper optimism about gene-editing for human diseases

The Third International Summit on Genome Editing concluded Monday with ethicists warning scientists to slow down efforts to use gene-editing to enhance the health of embryos.

WEKU

Leafy green vegetables ‘associated with fewer brain proteins linked to Alzheimer’s’ says new study

The MIND diet prioritises green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale and collard greens along with other vegetables

Wales Online

Eating leafy greens ‘associated with fewer brain proteins linked to Alzheimer’s’

The study involved 581 people who followed the MIND and Mediterranean diets.

The Independent UK

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Pacific Islanders cooking and training their way to healthier lives for future generations

From cooking tutorials to family-focused gyms, these Pacific Islanders are trying to curb the disproportionate rates of chronic disease in their communities.

ABC News

Janey Godley forced to defend herself as comic cruelly accused of 'lying about cancer'

Janey Godley responded to a cruel troll in a compassionate and classy way, as a critic of her personal politics accused the Scottish star of not revealing all about her ongoing battle with ovarian cancer

Daily Mirror

Disputes over COVID's origins reveal an intelligence community in disarray. Here are 4 fixes we need before the next pandemic

A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new, classified intelligence from the US Department of Energy about the origins of COVID. It concluded with “low confidence” that the pandemic may have been due to a lab leak in Wuhan, China, rather than a natural disease transmission from animal to…

The Conversation

Hundreds of GPs warned over incorrect Medicare billing of chronic disease patients

Federal health department sends 596 providers compliance letters after finding they were regularly co-claiming separate subsidies

The Guardian - AU

This Type of Intermittent Fasting May Protect Your Heart Against Covid-19

New research found patients infected with Covid-19 and with a previous history of heart issues were protected from the worst heart complications of the disease.

Inverse

Urgent warning as childhood bug ‘linked to risk of adult respiratory disease death'

A new study by the Imperial College has found early illnesses like bronchitis or pneumonia could account for one in five deaths from respiratory disease in adulthood

Daily Mirror

Mayo Clinic Minute: Do you have dry eyes?

Dry eye disease is a common condition that can cause a range of discomfort. It can happen when the eye doesn't produce enough tears, or if the tears are not adequate quality to keep the eye properly lubricated.

Tribune News Service

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He was 31 when diagnosed with colon cancer, a disease on the rise among younger adults

When Fredrick Allen Rivers Jr. was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 31, the New Jersey resident had never heard of anyone so young getting a disease more commonly associated with aging.

Wales Online

Smokers have no idea about one serious condition the habit causes

Fewer than one in five smokers linked smoking with the brain disease in research for No Smoking Day

The Independent UK

Bindi Irwin opens up about endometriosis after surgery: ‘There’s stigma around this awful disease’

The TV star said she was unsure if she wanted to discuss her health publicly, but felt a responsibility to share her story for other women

The Conversation

First the floods, then the diseases -- why NZ should brace for outbreaks of spillover infections from animals

When Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand in February, it left a trail of destruction across the North Island. At least 11 people died, and more than 10,000 were displaced. Bridges were washed out (35 in the Hastings district alone), roads closed and communications cut.

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Wales Online

Childhood infection 'linked to risk of respiratory disease death as adult'

Study suggests that children who had a lower respiratory tract infection by the age of two were almost twice as likely to die prematurely

Daily Mirror

'Watched best pal die of cancer - now I've made breakthrough to save thousands'

Darrell Green's closest pal passed away aged 13 after bone cancer battle, and now he has honoured his childhood friend with discovery that could save thousands of young people from the disease

The Independent UK

Childhood infection ‘linked to risk of respiratory disease death as an adult’

A study suggests efforts to reduce childhood respiratory infections could have an impact on tackling premature mortality from respiratory disease.

Bangkok Post

Mask use urged as haze fastens grip

A pulmonologist from Siriraj Hospital has suggested people wear masks to protect themselves from dust pollution as the number of patients with respiratory diseases continues to rise, especially among children.

Newsroom.co.nz

Women aren’t exactly from Venus, but they are different

We still need to #EmbraceEquity in healthcare and health research, writes the University of Auckland's Kelly Burrowes

Newsroom.co.nz

Why diabetic women are more likely to have heart problems

Maryam Rahmani's research is just one small part of a larger effort to address the gender disparities that still exist in healthcare

The Independent UK

Former Olympian appointed heart illness-prevention tsar

Cardiologist Professor John Deanfield fenced in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games.

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