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Hockey great Salming succumbed unusually quick to ALS, doctor says

Toronto Maple Leafs great Borje Salming, who passed away on Thursday from nervous disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), succumbed unusually quickly to the disease less than four months after diagnosis, his doctor told Swedish broadcaster SVT.

Reuters

Alzheimer’s has a disparate impact on women, so let’s empower them to be involved in the fight against the disease

Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s and to be caregivers for those living with the disease.

Chicago Sun-Times

Warning over symptoms as schoolchild dies due to bacteria outbreak

The bacteria is known to cause scarlet fever, throat infections and, in very rare cases, invasive disease

Liverpool Echo

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China’s 26-storey pig skyscraper ready to slaughter 1 million pigs a year

The world’s biggest single-building pig farm has opened in Hubei province, but critics say it will increase the risk of larger animal disease outbreaks

The Guardian - UK

Four Strep A warning signs after child, 6, dies from rare outbreak at school

Classmates and teachers at the primary school in Ashford, Surrey were given strong antibiotics by specialists from the UK Health Security Agency

Daily Mirror

Woman, 24, lives with two stoma bags, suffered a stroke and had part of her vagina removed

Cambridgeshire teaching assistant Sophie Anderson was just 22 when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer after first showing symptoms at the age of 18

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

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We're told to 'eat a rainbow' of fruit and vegetables. Here's what each colour does in our body

Nutritionists will tell you to eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables. This isn’t just because it looks nice on the plate. Each colour signifies different nutrients our body needs.

The Conversation

Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales partying on at 90 despite dementia battle

Actor Timothy West says his wife Prunella Scale is still enjoying living her life, following the Fawlty Towers star's Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis in 2014

Daily Mirror

Macmillan volunteers urge others to give their time to help people with cancer

Volunteers say helping people living with the disease is extremely rewarding and they would recommend it

Daily Record

Measles is now an 'imminent' global threat due to Covid pandemic and missed vaccines

A joint report by the two health organisations said millions of children are now susceptible to one of the world’s most contagious diseases due to a fall in vaccine uptake during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Nausea, indigestion, heartburn: Do these symptoms mean GERD or stomach cancer?

From a wrong diet to a flu to a pre-existing gastrointestinal condition, many factors can cause your belly to hurt. A stomach pain is usually benign and easily treatable with changes in diet and medications. But what if your stomach pain is persistent, feels unusual, and disrupts your daily activities?…

The Times of India

Ade Adepitan urges young Londoners to get vaccinated against polio after disease ‘changed his life’

The British paralympian lost the use of his legs after contracting the disease as a small child

Evening Standard

French health system under strain as flu adds to bronchiolitis and Covid woes

French health authorities are warning about the huge number of flu cases, the seasonal disease running into an existing bronchiolitis epidemic in children and the continuing Covid pandemic – a triple threat that will put additional pressure on the country’s already-strained health system.

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The Independent UK

Woman, 24, lives with two stoma bags, suffered a stroke and had part of her vagina removed

Cambridgeshire teaching assistant Sophie Anderson was just 22 when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer after first showing symptoms at the age of 18

Tribune News Service

Abortion continued its decline during pandemic driven by drop in teen rates

The number of abortions reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control fell once again in 2020, extending a decade-long downward trend, largely driven by a decrease in rates among teens.

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

Reuters

UNICEF study shows kids make up 40% of Haiti's cholera cases

Some two in five of Haiti's growing number of cholera cases are among children, the United Nation's children's agency warned on Wednesday, saying youth suffering from severe malnutrition ran three times the risk of dying from the bacterial disease.

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Alzheimer's disease could be slowed down by new drug as NHS urged to speed up testing

Lecanemab could mark 'the end of the beginning' in the decades-long fight against dementia, geneticist Prof Sir John Hardy said. The drug was found to reduce brain decline in those with mild dementia

Reuters

Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC

There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. public health agency said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year

The Independent UK

Breakthrough paves way for new bowel cancer treatment

The findings could have implications for treating various cancers, as well as diabetes and inflammatory, cardiac and neurodegenerative diseases

The Conversation

Why maternal deaths in the UK are rising

In high-income countries such as Denmark and the Netherlands, pregnancy is comparatively safe. But maternal deaths still happen and in places like the UK are increasing. Understanding why is important, not only for the family a woman leaves behind but for the services who provided her care and society more…

The Independent UK

New discovery could lead to new drugs for bowel cancer, study suggests

The findings could have implications for treating various cancers, as well as diabetes and inflammatory, cardiac and neurodegenerative diseases.

The Independent UK

New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs

Researchers are exploring whether focussing on a specific cell type can be used to effectively prevent the cancer from forming or progressing.

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