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People can receive Personal Independence Payments if they have medical conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, sleep apnoea, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia

There have been 55 confirmed cases to date of invasive Group A Streptococcal disease (Strep A) in Ireland

We don’t know yet what’s behind the spate of strep A deaths, but we can do more to protect children, says Edinburgh University chair of global public health Prof Devi Sridhar

Infections cause by Strep A include the skin infection impetigo, scarlet fever and strep throat.

Shocking videos of young people collapsing due to heart attacks have surfaced on twitter, spreading concern among netizens. In one such video, the bride suffered from a cardiac arrest minutes after exchanging garlands on stage at her wedding. In another video, a 25-year-old man who is said to have gone…

Research suggests that the disease takes hold long before any symptoms are displayed, making it harder to treat.

Pearl was malnourished and bald because of an untreated skin disease

Nearly three million people in the UK are entitled to Personal Independence Payments

Gareth Weeks initially thought his exhaustion was a result of being father to a newborn but was left in total shock when doctors diagnosed him with an incurable liver disease.

Residents of China's capital were allowed into parks, supermarkets, offices and airports without a negative COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the latest in a mix of easing steps nationwide after unprecedented protests against a tough zero-COVID policy.

The Biden administration on Monday granted more than 100,000 Haitians living in the United States the chance to apply for work permits and protection from deportation to their home country, which has been devastated by an earthquake, disease outbreaks and widespread violence.