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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

'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

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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

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

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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

Irish Mirror

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

Dublin Live

'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"

Manchester Evening News

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

Daily Mirror

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

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.'

Inverse

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.

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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.

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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'

Fortune

A ‘super strain’ of gonorrhea circulating in the U.S. is so powerful that it can evade many antibiotics used to treat it, experts say

The case comes amid “a rising epidemic of sexually transmitted disease” in the U.S., a public health expert told Fortune.

The Independent UK

Baby who took ‘last breath’ after contracting mystery illness defies doctors

Abby Hessey, 26, said doctors told her to ‘prepare for her last day’ with her daughter Bella – who is now a ‘happy and healthy’ three-year-old

The Independent UK

Lilly shares slip as FDA seeks more Alzheimer's drug data

Eli Lilly shares slipped Friday morning after regulators said they need to see more data on the company’s application for a quick approval of its potential Alzheimer’s disease treatment

Wales Online

Mum watched in horror as her baby went into cardiac arrest - but miraculously survived

Abby Hessey was told her daughter "wouldn't make it", but fortunately she did and is now a "bubbly and happy" girl

The Conversation

How do you vaccinate a honeybee? 6 questions answered about a new tool for protecting pollinators

Honeybees, which pollinate one-third of the crops Americans eat, face many threats, including infectious diseases. On Jan. 4, 2023, a Georgia biotechnology company called Dalan Animal Health announced that it had received a conditional license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a vaccine designed to protect honeybees against American…

Wales Online

No definite answer to cause of mass crab deaths on north-east coast as experts give their verdict

It had been claimed that work to expand a port in the area had triggered the deaths

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