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Population-wide gene testing ‘limited in its ability to predict disease risk’

Experts say polygenic risk scoring fails to take into other factors that contribute to disease risk, such as smoking or deprivation.

The Independent UK

Mum with incurable disease calls for Londoners to donate plasma

A mum with an incurable disease has backed an appeal for Londoners to register as plasma donors to mark Rare Disease Day.

Evening Standard

Former NFL star and CBS sports anchor Irv Cross had the brain disease CTE

The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with CTE. Cross died in 2021.

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Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland woman opens up about chronic disease diagnosis at age 22

She was passing blood each time she went to the toilet and had lost her appetite

Belfast Live

Student becomes MBE over motor neurone disease fundraising feat

Charlotte Nichols, 23, and her friend Stuart Bates raised £185,000 for motor neurone disease charities by completing an Olympic challenge.

The Independent UK

It takes an average of 8 years for a rare disease patient to get diagnosed. Why is it so hard to get life-altering genetic testing in the U.S.?

An increasingly inexpensive genetic test stands in the way of a diagnosis for many rare disease patients, who are as common as one in 10 worldwide.

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Why 'lost their battle' with serious illness is the wrong thing to say

When a dire disease strikes, it's easy to slip into war terms to describe the experience. But that sort of talk turns life into two outcomes: winning and losing. And that's not the way life works.

WEKU

How officials cracked case of eyedrops that blinded people

Experts are marveling at how U.S. disease detectives figured out how eyedrops were linked to dozens of infections

The Independent UK

What is Rare Diseases Day? Department of Health to tackle health inequalities

Rare Diseases Day is intended to raise awareness and make access to treatment fairer for those suffering from uncommon conditions

Evening Standard

The Shot Boosters

Vaccines are under attack in Texas, and public health experts warn we'll pay a price in more outbreaks and deaths from preventable diseases.

Texas Observer

Irish professor warns frequent drinkers to abandon pandemic habit

Non-drinking days during the week can be a “huge benefit” to people's health

Irish Mirror

Health: Allergic asthma driven by nerve-immune cell interactions in lungs, reveals recent research

Allergic asthma, which is characterized by wheezing and breathing difficulties triggered by inhaled allergens such as pollen, mould, and pet dander, is the most common chronic disease among children, and it can persist into adulthood. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Toxic sex, social anxiety, '90s guitars: How LA's Blondshell pulled off the rock debut of 2023

LOS ANGELES — Sabrina Teitelbaum has seen every episode of "Grey's Anatomy," every episode of "House" and every video she can find on TikTok where you try to diagnose a patient's disease based on a given set of symptoms and lab results.

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Daily Mirror

Having good friends can slash your risk of 11 silent killers - including cancer and heart disease

A new study has found that spending time with our buddies can help keep us healthy in middle age. The study was carried out by the University of Queensland in Australia, who used data from 7,700 Aussie women ranging in age from 45 to 50.

Daily Mirror

Loose Women: Andrea McLean's health woes - killer blood disease, breakdown, mystery illness

Former Loose Women star Andrea McLean suffered with chronic pain before undergoing major surgery, only to then be diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disease

Tribune News Service

Adam Minter: Want to control bird flu? Vaccinate the chickens!

An especially virulent strain of bird flu has killed off more than 58 million birds in the U.S. since January 2022. That’s not the toll from disease. It’s mostly the result of whole flocks of poultry slaughtered by American farmers to prevent the virus from spreading after even one infected…

Wales Online

'I've had purple urine since I was in nappies, but only found out why aged 53'

Tony has Alkaptonuria (AKU), also known as black bone or black urine disease

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Daily Mirror

Mum blamed dizziness on 'overdoing it at gym' before devastating brain tumour diagnosis

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Sue was diagnosed with low-grade acoustic neuroma, a form of brain tumour, after almost a year of blaming her dizziness on 'overdoing it at the gym' and not eating enough

Daily Record

People claiming Universal Credit could also be due up to £627 each month on top of benefit

If you need help due to an illness, disability or mental health condition you may qualify for extra financial support from DWP.

The Guardian - AU

Australia moves to fast-track ban on silica stone benchtops that cause fatal lung disease

Federal government hopes to draft ban to combat silicosis by end of year with support from states and territories

Irish Mirror

Health officials find link between popular drink and 'deadly' health conditions like heart attack and stroke

“We need to make sure the foods we eat aren’t hidden contributors.”

Inverse

'The Last of Us' Gets One Thing Right about Fungi and Climate Change

'The Last of Us' is a fictional show, but the links it highlights between global warming and fungal disease — like Valley Fever — are very real

Salon

Next pandemic is a forest clearing away

"We have effectively done nothing to stop the ignition of a future outbreak"

Daily Mirror

Christina Applegate's defiant message at what could be her final awards show

Christina Applegate announced that she has been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease Multiple Sclerosis, which causes the body's immune system to start attacking the nervous system

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