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Mum dies after Crohn's disease masked stage four bowel cancer

Emma's battle has inspired Sarah and Nicola to challenge themselves in her memory

Liverpool Echo

2022: The year the pandemic dragged on

Vaccines and boosters weren't enough to protect us from what mutated into the most infectious virus ever known

Salon

Renfrewshire man with rare disease tries to live each day as if it is Christmas

Michael Conway is seeking to raise awareness of Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) this festive period.

Daily Record

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Chronic pain: An invisible disease whose sufferers are unfairly stigmatized

Imagine living with pain every day for months, or even years — pain that is so intrusive, it disrupts every day of your life.

The Conversation

A small Chilean rat could be the next step forward for Alzheimer’s research

The Octodon degus, a small Chilean rodent, may have a lot to teach us about Alzheimer’s in humans.

Fortune

Close contacts being informed after teenage girl dies from meningitis in Co Clare

Tributes have been paid to the 16-year-old after her tragic death

Irish Mirror

Diphtheria cases confirmed among asylum seekers at UK hotel - with some needing treatment

The Home Office confirmed a "small number" of diphtheria cases among asylum seekers at an unnamed hotel in the Humber region, with some people needing medical treatment

Daily Mirror

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Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden opens up on being body-shamed by a pro dancer

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden, 32, says that she was once called fat by a professional dancer. Amy, who suffers from Crohn's disease explains how her medication can make her put on weight

Daily Mirror

Making a salad might be getting more expensive. Could climate change be to blame?

In his nearly four decades of growing lettuce, spinach, kale and other leafy greens in California and Arizona, Tony Alameda has seen plenty of bad years. But lately, he said, there have been many more “noticeably bad” years in a row.

Los Angeles Times

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have read that heart attacks are more common around the holidays. Why does that happen? Is there anything I can do to lower my risk? I currently take blood pressure medication, and heart disease runs in my family.

Tribune News Service

Japan approves simple Alzheimer’s blood test

TOKYO: Japan’s health ministry has approved one of the world’s first blood test kits to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease, paving way for a simpler and speedier diagnosis of the brain-wasting ailment for which a blockbuster therapy is finally on the horizon.

Bangkok Post

Coronavirus update: China's Covid tsunami could spark a dangerous new variant that infects the world

BEIJING: The tsunami of Covid-19 that’s taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new virus variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a threat is dwindling.

The Times of India

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

Analysis-How accurate are China's COVID-19 death numbers?

China's narrow criteria for identifying deaths caused by COVID-19 will underestimate the true toll of the pandemic's current wave there and could make it harder to communicate the best ways for people to protect themselves, foreign health experts warn.

Reuters

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Researchers find signs of Alzheimer's disease in dolphins

Researchers in Scotland have found dolphins with classic markers of Alzheimer's disease in their brains, potentially pointing to the reason the animals became stranded.

Reuters

Shanghai hospital warns of 'tragic battle' as COVID spreads

A Shanghai hospital has told its staff to prepare for a "tragic battle" with COVID-19 as it expects half of the city's 25 million people will get infected by the end of next week, while the virus sweeps through China largely unchecked.

Fortune

They live with Alzheimer's. Here's how they want to be treated during the holidays—in their own words

Living with Alzheimer's can feel isolating, especially during the holidays. Having support matters because "you can't fight this battle alone."

The Conversation

Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

On Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced the results of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer’s disease. The verdict: an 18-month treatment with lecanemab slows functional and cognitive loss by 27 per cent in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. The study…

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The Independent UK

WHO "very concerned" about reports of severe COVID in China

The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy

The Conversation

Squirrelpox outbreak detected in north Wales – without a vaccine, the disease will keep decimating red squirrels

Concerns over the spread of squirrelpox have increased after a sick red squirrel was found in Bangor, Wales, in late November.

Wales Online

Strictly star opens up on heartbreaking moment she was body-shamed by pro dancer

Amy Dowden says that dance has been her "saviour" in her battle with Crohn's disease

Evening Standard

New research reveals a popular food dye could trigger inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers find that continual exposure to Allura Red AC harms gut health and promotes inflammation

Evening Standard

Terry Hall died from pancreatic cancer – what is the disease and what are the early symptoms?

The disease is the fifth-most common cancer in the UK and was initially thought to be just a stomach bug in the late The Specials’ frontman’s case

Edinburgh Live

Research suggests that a colours - Red 40 - in dozens of popular foods can increase possibility of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Wales Online

Can adults get Strep A?

There have been dozens of deaths across the UK, including at least 16 children

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