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Climate change is worsening headaches and other neurological diseases, study says

Rising global temperatures and extreme weather events linked to more severe symptoms

The Independent UK

How wearing shoes could eliminate one of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases

Podoconiosis is a painful, disfiguring condition, yet it’s astonishingly simple to prevent and treat – as a project in southern Ethiopia shows

The Guardian - UK

Red flag warnings of UK's fifth biggest cancer killer you are likely to ignore

The disease is diagnosed in around 10,500 people in the UK every year

Wales Online

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World Pancreatic Cancer Day: 14 symptoms you’re most likely to ignore

A pancreatic Cancer UK specialist nurse outlines easy-to-ignore signs of the disease.

The Independent UK

Ageing: hormone could help predict men's long-term health years in advance – new study

We all age, but we don’t all age the same way. For some people, ageing means an increased risk of developing illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, weak bones and cognitive decline.

The Conversation

Patients suffering with hard-to-treat depression may get relief from noninvasive magnetic brain stimulation

Not only is depression a debilitating disease, but it is also widespread. Approximately 20 million adult Americans experience at least one episode of depression per year.

The Conversation

The tragedy of sudden infant death syndrome: A pediatrician explains how to protect your baby

Each year, about 3,400 U.S. infants die suddenly and unexpectedly while sleeping, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Oct. 12, 2022, SciLine interviewed Dr. Rachel Moon, professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia and the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on…

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Government not prioritising threat of ‘devastating’ animal diseases, MPs warn

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee warns the UK’s main animal disease facility has been 'left to deteriorate to an alarming extent'

Wales Online

UK vulnerable to major animal disease outbreaks, report finds

Inadequate management and under investment in main Animal and Plant Health Agency facility has left country at risk, MPs warn

The Guardian - UK

Foot-and-mouth-disease live virus could be imported by CSIRO to test new vaccine

Australia's lead research agency is creating a new foot-and-mouth vaccine but the process is complicated, and checks and balances need to be in place before it can happen.

ABC News

Do viruses play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s? Uncharted Brain podcast part 3

There are many competing theories about what causes Alzheimer’s disease. For more than 30 years, Ruth Itzhaki has been accumulating evidence that viruses are involved in its development in the brain.

The Conversation

How a study which began just after the end of the second world war is discovering clues to Alzheimer’s – Uncharted Brain podcast part 1

Scientists have been doing an array of regular health checks on the same group of people since they were born in 1946 – the world’s longest running cohort study. Now the brains of some of its participants are revealing new insights into the risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease.

The Conversation

Shania Twain 'may never be able to sing again' after undergoing open-throat surgery

You're Still the One singer Shania Twain has opened up about the possibility of never being able to sing again after undergoing a potentially career-altering operation

Daily Mirror

My work investigating the links between viruses and Alzheimer’s disease was dismissed for years – but now the evidence is building

This article is part of the Insights Uncharted Brain series. There are many competing theories about what causes Alzheimer’s disease. Here, Ruth Itzhaki reflects on a career dedicated to one of the more controversial lines of research.

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RSV is on the rise among older adults as the hospitalization rate climbs to 10 times higher than usual

It’s not just a pediatric disease.

The Independent UK

Leprosy has potential to regenerate livers, study finds

Parasites associated with the disease can reprogramme cells to increase the size of a liver in armadillos, researchers found.

Chronicle Live

Kevin Sinfield runs across the North East as part of '7 in 7' Motor Neurone Disease challenge

Rugby star Kevin Sinfield has been running from Otterburn to Chester-le-Street today.

Fortune

Christina Applegate's early MS symptoms show how the disease can be mistaken for everyday aches. What you need to know

The faster people are diagnosed, the better the chance that medical intervention can help stave off the progression.

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Manchester Evening News

PhD student, 35, gets horrific diagnosis day after honeymoon

The pair have been told by doctors it is “a complete mystery” why they both have had the serious disease

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2 Medical Device Stocks That Are Steals Right Now

Medical devices market is growing amid technological advancements and the incidence of chronic diseases. Moreover, the healthcare sector is known to withstand an uncertain macroeconomic environment relatively well due to inelastic demand for its products and services. Therefore, Medtronic (MDT) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW) could be solid investments now, considering…

The Conversation

Scarlet fever outbreak in Scotland: what you need to know

Cases of scarlet fever in Scotland are “unseasonably high”, according to NHS Borders Health Protection team.

Wales Online

Woman struggled to breathe for eight years before finally being diagnosed with incurable condition

'One day I was struggling to take a deep breath, it frightened me so much I went to A&E. After hours of waiting, I was finally seen by a nurse who said it was down to a chest infection'

The Guardian - AU

Veterinarians warn horse owners in Australia’s flood zones to guard against Japanese encephalitis

Warm weather and stagnant flood waters have created ideal conditions for mosquito-borne diseases

Wales Online

Former Top Gear presenter Sue Baker dies after battle with motor neurone disease

She was one of the programme's early hosts

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Londoners need clean air now, not in 2040

Toxic air was once a silent killer. No longer. We have known for some time that long-term exposure to human-made pollution — from transport, industry and heating — is linked to strokes, heart disease and lung cancer. The annual mortality rate is roughly 30,000 a year.

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