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Much of the CDC is working remotely. That could make changing the agency difficult

ATLANTA — Earlier this year, top leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a monumental task: turning the sprawling, labyrinthine organization known for its highly specialized, academically focused scientific research into a sleek, flexible public health response agency primed to serve the American public. It’s an attempt…

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Strep A: How the infection affects adults including flesh eating disease

Strep A is responsible for infections such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis, scarlet fever, impetigo and cellulitis

Liverpool Echo

Liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against Covid

Vaccines are one of the most potent weapons in our pandemic response, but not everyone can benefit from them

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Young woman dies eight weeks after stomach pains found to be cervical cancer

Aidan Solan has shared how he is hoping to make his girlfriend, Alex Halley's dream become a reality after her stomach pains turned out to be the terminal disease.

Edinburgh Live

Health experts in conundrum over best way to avoid winter ‘tripledemic’

RSV, Covid-19 and flu cases are exploding, but many health officials aren’t forcing masks or discouraging in-person gatherings

The Guardian - US

A new drug appears to slow Alzheimer’s. Here’s what to know

An experimental drug appears to slow cognitive decline in people with early onset Alzheimer’s.

Tribune News Service

Flu levels high, vaccinations rates low among pregnant women

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity around the nation is increasing. Vaccination can help prevent serious illness, especially in high-risk groups, like pregnant women, but the CDC says that's the group showing lower vaccination rates.

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Anthony Fauci on the lessons that must be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

As Anthony Fauci prepares to leave his role as chief medical adviser at the White House, the world is in a much better place in the fight against COVID-19. But the infectious disease expert is warning against complacency and says the virus still poses a threat.

ABC News

Deadline approaching if you want Covid protection for Christmas Day

People are being urged to get a Covid and a flu jab within days

Wales Online

Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis ‘may be preventable through healthy lifestyle’

Risk factors include smoking, exercise levels and intact of fruit and vegetables

The Independent UK

China eases COVID quarantine rules in major policy adjustment

China's national health authority said on Wednesday that asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and people with mild symptoms can quarantine at home, in the strongest sign yet that China is preparing its people to live with the disease.

Reuters

Victorian schoolies urged to monitor for meningococcal symptoms after case linked to Queensland celebrations

An 18-year-old who was celebrating the end of school on Queensland's Sunshine Coast is diagnosed with meningococcal disease.

ABC News

Pandemic lockdowns linked to decline in U.S. twin births, study suggests

Reduced access to infertility treatments early in the pandemic may have contributed to a drop in twin births, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest.

Reuters

Neglected pup who 'looked more like seal' after skin disease is now 'healthy and happy'

Pearl, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was rescued from a home in Newcastle by RSPCA officers.

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'We're going to be free': Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened

China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but sparked protests and hobbled the world's second-largest economy.

The Independent UK

What is colon cancer? ‘Silent killer’ that afflicted Kirstie Alley and Pele

Second-deadliest form of cancer in UK can sometimes develop without symptoms

Fortune

Kirstie Alley died from colon cancer, a silent disease that usually doesn't have symptoms until it's too late. Here's what you need to know

The “Cheers” actress was 71.

Daily Mirror

DWP issuing £150 PIP payments to people with these 24 respiratory conditions

The Personal Independence Payment benefit is paid out by the DWP to people with disabilities or long-term health conditions such as cystic fibrosis, emphysema and COPD

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Police college closes after Legionnaires’ disease bug found

A POLICE training college has been closed temporarily for cleaning and remedial work after traces of Legionella bacteria were found at the site.

The Independent UK

Police college closes for remedial work after Legionnaires’ disease bug found

Traces of the bacteria were found in shower heads at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan in Fife.

Leeds Live

Kevin Sinfield inspires Leeds dad's festive 'reindeer route' to raise vital money for MND

He praised Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield for their fundraising efforts

The Independent UK

NHS issues antibiotic-resistant diphtheria warning after cases found in Europe

Both Switzerland and Germany report cases of antibiotic-resistant diptheria

Chronicle Live

DWP PIP cash could be paid to people with 24 respiratory conditions - see full list here

People can receive Personal Independence Payments if they have medical conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, sleep apnoea, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia

Dublin Live

HSE investigating four-year-old's death over possible Strep A link

There have been 55 confirmed cases to date of invasive Group A Streptococcal disease (Strep A) in Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Strep A is circulating in the UK – and so are myths about what’s causing that

We don’t know yet what’s behind the spate of strep A deaths, but we can do more to protect children, says Edinburgh University chair of global public health Prof Devi Sridhar

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