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‘Unbelievable good price’: This pharmacy dispenses bargain medicine — and hope

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — As disease raced through her body, Ruby suffered unrelenting pain for years.

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Covid is weakening, China state media claims, as major cities lift lockdowns

Unnamed expert tells state media outlet Yicai that Covid could be downgraded from a category A disease to category C

The Guardian - AU

Parents asked to look out for Strep A signs and symptoms

The bacteria can cause a life-threatening illness called invasive Group A Streptococcal disease

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China set to ease COVID curbs further as markets cheer change of tack

China is set to announce a further easing of some of the world's toughest COVID curbs as early as Wednesday, sources said, as investors cheered the prospect of a policy shift that follows widespread protests and mounting economic damage.

Reuters

China heading towards downgrade of COVID-19 status

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 are improving as the coronavirus weakens, state media outlet Yicai reports.

The New Daily

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 maturing - state media

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 as a serious contagious disease improving as the coronavirus weakens, state media outlet Yicai reported, among the first to float the idea.

Reuters

Let's make a New Year Covid-19 resolution

Thailand embraces the last month of 2022 not with a winter breeze but with a surge in Covid-19 cases -- a result of a dip in temperatures and increased crowd gatherings, not to mention loosened preventive measures against the infectious disease.

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Fresh concerns over Covid

As businesses pin their hopes on a strong recovery in the final month of the year based on lively shopping activity, entertainment events and vibrant tourism, a fresh Omicron outbreak has emerged including a rising death toll, rekindling concerns about the impact on economic sentiment.

Bangkok Post

Grattan Institute calls for overhaul of ‘failed’ Medicare system

Medicare has failed and needs a complete overhaul as it no longer provides for Australians' health needs, says a damning new report. Forty years after the

The New Daily

Trial offers new hope for Alzheimer's Disease treatment

Hunter residents at high risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease will be given access to a clinical trial involving a breakthrough drug that appears to slow the development of the disease.

Newcastle Herald

Medicare no longer works for patients or doctors, Grattan Institute says

A high demand for general practitioners is leading to longer wait times and putting pressure on doctors. A new report says it's time we overhauled the way GPs work and how they're paid.

ABC News

Researchers Develop Device That Uses Sound Waves To Separate Blood-Based Nanoparticles

Small extracellular vesicles (SEVs) are tiny biological nanoparticles generated by all types of cells in the body and are thought to play an important role in cell-to-cell communication and disease transmission. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

A dangerous pesticide isn't being monitored in key bird of prey populations - we're shedding light on that gap

It was once regarded as a miracle chemical to protect against disease and improve global food production. The man who discovered its properties even won a Nobel Prize for medicine. But today, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is best known for its devastating effects on the environment, as well as on animal and…

The Conversation

Radical new therapy for Parkinson’s will use stem cell transplants

Lab-grown nerve cells will replace those destroyed by disease – scientists hope treatment may be available in five years

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Chinese cities ease curbs but full zero-COVID exit seen some way off

More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented protests against restrictions last weekend.

Los Angeles Times

‘Off the charts’: California hit with very high flu activity, among worst in US

LOS ANGELES — California is now reporting very high flu levels, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the respiratory illness continues to surge nationwide.

ABC News

A new children's book is helping families talk about rare, fatal Batten disease

A new book about Batten disease, the rare fatal and incurable childhood neurological condition, is helping families navigate difficult conversations and providing support for siblings.

Los Angeles Times

'Off the charts': California hit with very high flu activity, among worst in US

LOS ANGELES — California is now reporting very high flu levels, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the respiratory illness continues to surge nationwide.

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DWP PIP payments worth up to £627.40 for people with 24 respiratory conditions

Thousands of people claim the benefit every month in England

Daily Mirror

Woman called 999 while in hospital because she thought she 'was going to die'

Ara Emile has claimed that she is "lucky to still be alive" after her two-week-long stay at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex where she was receiving treatment for Sickle Cell disease

Dublin Live

'My little girl went blind at 5 - but now we've been given the worst news imaginable'

Jolene O'Byrne, a mum-of-three from Balbriggan, had her family's life turned upside down when her youngest daughter, six-year-old Evelyn, was diagnosed with the incredibly rare Batten's Disease

Reuters

Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more COVID curbs as China fine-tunes policy

Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test results to travel, as an easing of China's virus curbs gathered pace.

Daily Record

PIP provides up to £156 each week for thousands of people with these 24 respiratory conditions

Conditions including severe asthma are being supported by the DWP through PIP.

The Canberra Times

Spilt Milk punter gets meningococcal, attendees urged to be alert for symptoms

The person with meningococcal is currently being treated at Canberra Hospital.

ABC News

Eye-gaze technology helps man with motor neurone disease run dad's council campaign

Paul Kelly, 30, has lived with motor neurone disease for seven years. Thanks to eye-gaze technology, he was able to help his father claim a record victory in a Hobart election.

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