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Some health risks from climate change in Florida may surprise. This one affects millions

Some of the health impacts of climate change are obvious and already apparent in Florida, such as more cases of heat stress and mosquito-borne tropical diseases. But it may be surprising that as climate conditions intensify, health experts say it also will increase the risk of sickness and death for…

Miami Herald

Charlie Bird admits he is struggling with 'crying non-stop' amid motor neurone disease battle

Last April Charlie was joined by thousands of supporters as he climbed Croagh Patrick and raised raised over €3million for charity

Dublin Live

Proportion of women in England not screened for cervical cancer at 10-year high

NHS England data show 4.6m or so women still unscreened or behind with tests, for disease diagnosed in 3,200 annually in UK

The Guardian - UK

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14 symptoms of pancreatic cancer you’re most likely to ignore

A pancreatic Cancer UK specialist nurse outlines easy-to-ignore signs of the disease

The Independent UK

Bird flu could wipe out Australian black swans, gene study reveals

The graceful black swan is a familiar sight in waterways across Australia, but it could disappear if avian flu ever takes hold here, a study of its genes reveals.

ABC News

Australia's iconic black swans have a worrying immune system deficiency, new genome study finds

For years, scientists have known bird flu kills every black swan it infects. This means if the disease made it to the Australian continent, it would be an existential threat to this iconic Aussie species.

The Conversation

Ian Black, former Guardian Middle East editor, dies aged 69

Black, who was also a former diplomatic and European editor, had a rare neurological disease and wrote moving account of his illness

The Guardian - UK

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'Scientists find leprosy bacteria could be force for good - by regrowing damage livers'

Dr Miriam Stoppard writes how the ancient infection leprosy - once such a disfiguring disease that sufferers were exiled - could now help people's health

Daily Mirror

Mystery of when smallpox first infected humans finally decoded by scientists

The disease was once one of humanity’s most devastating, but its origin has been shrouded in mystery

The Independent UK

14 symptoms of pancreatic cancer you’re most likely to ignore

A pancreatic Cancer UK specialist nurse outlines easy-to-ignore signs of the disease

The Independent UK

New mRNA cancer vaccine has a key difference from most jabs

The experimental Moderna melanoma vaccine can't prevent melanoma, but it can be used to treat the cancer.

Inverse

Why cough medicine might help people with Parkinson’s disease

Can an over-the-counter cough medicine slow the progress of Parkinson's disease? A world-first Phase III clinical is about tio find out.

The New Daily

Tenant with incurable lung disease ‘caused by mould’ to sue Hackney council

Max, 38, goes to court over chronic sarcoidosis that damp conditions in his flat put him at “extra risk of lung complications”, according to doctors

The Guardian - UK

RTE Tommy Tiernan Show viewers praise 'inspirational' guest who refuses to be a 'victim'

Campaigner Annmarie O'Connor joined the comedian to discuss her diagnosis of early-onset Parkinson's disease

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RTE Tommy Tiernan viewers gush over 'inspirational' Parkinson's disease advocate Annmarie O'Connor

She revealed her battle with Parkinson's disease and how she was diagnosed with the neurological condition in December 2021

Manchester Evening News

'Hidden condition made me feel like I was on fire. Now I feel like I have wings’

"At times it feels as though you’d rather it all ended because you can’t endure the pain"

Daily Mirror

Back To The Future's Michael J Fox driven to alcoholism by Parkinson's diagnosis at 29

Michael J Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 29 and has now opened up about his struggles with the disease, admitting it drove him to alcoholism

The Independent UK

14 symptoms of pancreatic cancer you’re most likely to ignore

A pancreatic Cancer UK specialist nurse outlines easy-to-ignore signs of the disease

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Inverse

HBO's 'Last of Us' gets one thing wrong about its zombie apocalypse

Can the cordyceps fungus really infect humans and cause a global pandemic? Experts weigh in on 'The Last of Us.'

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Govt eyes Golden Week for COVID downgrade

The government is considering lowering the classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Control Law around the Golden Week holiday period in early May.

Daily Record

Family of beloved Scots dad who died of Strep A urge Hibs fans to pay tribute

Hibee-daft John Slater died after being struck down by the disease following a family holiday.

USAFacts

US cancer rates and trends: how have cancer rates and mortality changed over time?

Between 2000 and 2021, the cancer incidence rate per 100,000 people fell by 5.7%, while the mortality rate dropped by 27.5%.

Dublin Live

Charlie Bird asks supporters to light a candle 'in solidarity' to mark year since Croagh Patrick climb

The brave RTE veteran admitted in a video message that his "health is deteriorating" but he is determined to still show his support to others battling motor neurone disease

Chronicle Live

Panel rules new disease may have caused sea creature deaths on North East beaches

The official report details how dredging and pyridine were very unlikely to have caused the tragic die-off.

Daily Mirror

'Apocalyptic' mass crustaceans deaths 'caused by new disease unknown to science'

Locals in Hartlepool to Whitby described the sight of dead crabs and lobsters as 'apocalyptic' and a new report is out after the Department for the Environment initially blamed an 'algal bloom'

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