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Scientists hail ‘landmark moment’ in the treatment of advanced breast cancer

Capivasertib is being made by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca following a programme of drug discovery research at the Institute of Cancer Research.

The Independent UK

Promising Lupus treatment needs more research, study

Unlike traditional treatments, which can only ease the effects of the disease, CAR T-cell therapy hints at a path to remission, though that’s based on a very small study.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Landmark moment’ in breast cancer treatment could save thousands of lives each year

‘The treatment is far less debilitating than chemotherapy and I’ve been given the gift of a longer life,’ says one patient

The Independent UK

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Celine Dion forced to cancel Glasgow show after being diagnosed with incurable disease

The singer has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), which renders sufferers as 'human statues', sometimes losing the ability to walk and talk normally.

Glasgow Live

Celine Dion Dublin concert postponed as singer battles rare neurological disease

Canadian singer Celine Dion has been forced to cancel her European tour dates and revealed to fans that she has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome

Dublin Live

Singer Celine Dion diagnosed with incurable rare disease which leaves sufferers like 'human statues'

The singer had to cancel her European tour

Nottingham Post

Celine Dion forced to cancel tour after being diagnosed with incurable disease

Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) leaves sufferers as 'human statues' as it locks the body into rigid positions.

Daily Record

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Inside Celine Dion's terrifying 'human statue' health battle as she cancels entire tour

Celine Dion, 54, has Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) that causes her muscles to tense uncontrollably and leaves sufferers as 'human statues' as it locks the body into rigid positions

Daily Mirror

Is lecanemab the Alzheimer's drug that will finally make a difference?

The experimental drug lecanemab was able to slow down Alzheimer's in a large study. Many researchers think the drug will become the first to help large numbers of patients.

WEKU

Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush – here's the proof, captured by high-powered lasers

Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste and expose people in public restrooms to contagious diseases.

The Conversation

RSV 'spreading rapidly' in UK - all you need to know about contagious winter virus

A little-known illness, RSV, presents with symptoms similar to a cold and elements easily mistaken for Covid puts thousands of our kids in hospital each year.

Daily Mirror

Commentary: By sharing their genetic risks, Hemsworth, Jolie are raising awareness of testing

When actor Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor, God of Thunder, agreed to host a National Geographic series about extending the human life span, he didn’t expect to discover a genetic risk of his own. But that’s what happened as Hemsworth revealed on an episode of “Limitless” that he carries a common…

Chicago Tribune

How Strep A can affect adults - from toxic shock to a 'flesh eating disease'

For most, coming into contact with Strep A bacteria will give them mild cold-like symptoms - but others could become very ill

Manchester Evening News

90% of China could get COVID, warns one of Beijing's top medical advisors

Experts are warning of a massive exit wave as Beijing abandons costly and unpopular COVID-zero measures, like lockdowns, isolation and mass testing.

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Rob Burrow hits out at government over £50Million of 'missing' MND money

There have been claims the MND funding money 'can't be accessed' by the government

Reuters

COVID spread fears grow as China unwinds zero-tolerance curbs

As many Chinese embraced new freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough zero-COVID regime, there was mounting concern that a virus that had largely been kept in check could soon run wild.

The Guardian - AU

‘No one would believe me’: Labor launches women’s health council to tackle medical misogyny

Exclusive: Experts will look into healthcare offered for menstruation, menopause and conditions such as heart disease, autism and cancer

The Independent UK

Fifteen children have died from Strep A in the UK in recent weeks. Could an outbreak in the US follow?

Amid a recent spike in deaths from Strep A infections in the UK, the CDC is now closely monitoring a possible increase of the bacterial infections in the US. A paediatric infectious disease expert tells Andrea Blanco that previous outbreaks in Britain have not had an impact in America, but…

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CDC head asks for COVID-19 funding, data as Hill interest fades

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is running out of ways to be creative with its limited pandemic funds and needs more flexibility from Congress, Director Rochelle Walensky told CQ Roll Call in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

Wales Online

Alzheimer's discovery: Vitamin found to stave off the disease

Brains of older people with higher levels of the nutrient function better

Chronicle Live

A Place in the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin reveals the first cancer symptom that he noticed

The Place in the Sun presenter has spoken about how he refuses to let the disease take over his life

The Conversation

China could face a catastrophic COVID surge as it lifts restrictions – here’s how it might play out

China is the only major country which, until now, has continued to enforce a zero-COVID strategy. Other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, also sought to eliminate COVID entirely earlier in the pandemic. But all eventually abandoned this approach because of the mounting social and economic costs and the…

Daily Mirror

Neglected puppy who looks like a seal undergoes remarkable transformation

Staffordshire bull terrier Pearl was completely bald when she was taken into the RSPCA Felledge Animal Centre's care as her owners failed to treat her serious skin disease

The Independent UK

Brains with higher levels of vitamin D have better function, study says

Scientists seek to understand what causes dementia

The Conversation

Harnessing the brain's immune cells to stave off Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases

Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions that result from the loss of function or death of brain cells, remain largely untreatable. Most available treatments target just one of the multiple processes that can lead to neurodegeneration, which may not be effective in completely addressing disease symptoms or progress, if at all.

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