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Updated COVID vaccines prevented illness from latest variants -CDC

The updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE and Moderna helped prevent symptomatic infections against the new XBB-related subvariants, offering new evidence of how the vaccines perform against these fast-spreading strains, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

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Northern Ireland’s first children’s ambulance launched

Kitted out with features to entertain children with heart disease on long and often anxious journeys as well as life-saving equipment, it has been dubbed by one five-year-old from Lisburn as his “battleship”.Work ahead of the launch of the bespoke vehicle has been ongoing since 2020 by the charity, the…

Evening Standard

3 Top Pharma Stocks to Buy for the Long Haul

Rising chronic diseases, an aging population, and surging healthcare spending should boost the pharmaceutical industry’s growth prospects. Moreover, the pharmaceutical industry usually holds up well during market downturns due to relatively inelastic demand for their products and services. Therefore, fundamentally sound pharma stocks Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), and…

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15 wishes for 2023: Trailblazers tell how they'd make life on Earth a bit better

We asked for a wish from expert wishers around the globe — from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to MacArthur "genius" grantee Gregg Gonsalves to Melva Acostaa, who runs a soup kitchen in Peru.

WEKU

Can humans catch bird flu as eight swans die from disease in Glasgow park

Avian influenza, better known as bird flu, continues to cause concern across Glasgow and the rest of Scotland. But can you or your pet catch the virus? Here is everything you need to know.

Glasgow Live

Rob Burrow's new racehorse ready to run after recovering from minor injury

Beep Beep Burrow, who will help raise money for the ex-rugby league star diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, will make his belated debut at Doncaster on Saturday

Daily Mirror

China: Covid cases peaked at 7m daily

HONG KONG: China’s daily new Covid-19 infections hit a peak of more than 7 million per day around Dec 22, while deaths reached a daily peak of more than 4,000 on Jan 4, the country’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

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Woman with rare skin disease befriended by Colin Farrell backs Banshees of Inisherin star for Oscars glory

Emma has been Colin's guest at a number of his premieres

Irish Mirror

What are the symptoms of thyroid cancer?

Disease targets small gland in front of the windpipe that produces hormones needed to regulate the body’s metabolism

The Independent UK

China says COVID deaths, severe cases have fallen over 70% since peak

Critically ill COVID-19 cases in China are down 72% from a peak early this month while daily deaths among COVID-19 patients in hospitals have dropped 79% from their peak, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Guinea worm disease could be second ever human illness to be eradicated

As cases fall, the condition that once affected millions of people in Africa and Asia could also be the first to be wiped out without medicines

The Guardian - UK

New anti-ageing injection could 'rewind your heart's age by 10 years'

Scientists have discovered the jab after carrying out experiments and mice, and say it could prevent heart disease or even cure heart failure in the elderly.

Daily Record

Archie Roach, Claudia Karvan among those recognised in Australia Day 2023 Honours

Some of the recipients of this year's Australia Day honours are well-known personalities, while others have been quietly working away behind the scenes. The awards have also posthumously recognised songwriter and activist Archie Roach.

ABC News

Commentary: Too soon to celebrate new Alzheimer’s drug

A treatment that improves Alzheimer’s disease would be a great advance, but Leqembi (lecanemab), which recently received accelerated approval from the FDA, is not that drug. Yes, lecanemab slows decline to an extent detectable on a test, but not to an extent that a relative or caretaker would notice. This…

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Vaping causes lung damage just like smoking cigarettes, new research claims

E-cigs found to cause cellular and molecular changes that could lead to disease over time

The Conversation

Possible link between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiome found in mice – new study

Researchers may have found an unlikely contributor to the development of Alzheimer’s disease: the bacteria in your gut. Their study, published in the journal Science, suggested that certain gut bacteria increase the brain damage seen in mice with an Alzheimer’s-like disease.

Al Jazeera

Effort to eradicate Guinea worm disease enters ‘last mile’

The final years of the eradication effort, led by the US’s Carter Center, will be the ‘most difficult’, expert says.

The Independent UK

Guinea worm eradication effort enters ‘most difficult’ phase

The Carter Center said Tuesday that only 13 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide last year

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Born with kidney disease in a Bangladeshi refugee camp, it's been a long journey to the Transplant Games for Rezwan Mohammed

After coming to Australia from a Bangladeshi refugee camp, Rezwan Mohammed suffered from kidney disease throughout his childhood. Not allowed to play contact sports, he turned to badminton to get his sporting fix.

Zenger

Having An Education May Actually Protect Your Gut: Study

The findings suggest that education might be a way to lower the risk of gut disorders

Reuters

Humanitarian crises could worsen in Haiti, Venezuela, says aid group

The humanitarian crises in Haiti and Venezuela that have subjected millions to hunger, violence and disease could worsen this year without more aid, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Family attacked by fleas as rat infestation causes son to develop flesh-eating disease

A mum-of-three claims that her son had to have life-saving surgery after he developed a flesh-eating disease from a rat and flea infestation that's has taken over her garden

Evening Standard

Wearable tech may help fight paralysis

London researchers develop ‘body sensor suit’ which could predict progress of two incurable degenerative diseases

Daily Mirror

Boxing legend Ricky Hatton shows off scars after contracting rare disease

GRAPHIC IMAGE WARNING: Hatton was recently diagnosed with Dupuytren's disease, a rare disease that affects the hand, but succesful surgery has now put him on the road to recovery

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Commentary: Obesity is a complex, chronic disease. There are now options for treatment

When I first started taking care of children and adolescents as a pediatrician in the late 1980s, obesity in childhood was rarely seen as a medical issue. Many colleagues wondered why I was interested in kids with obesity and why they would need a doctor’s help. A common misperception —…

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