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Doddie Weir was a genuine one-off... his brilliant legacy will live on

Alan Tait remembers friend and former team-mate Doddie Weir, who has died after a battle with motor neurone disease

Evening Standard

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racist stigma

"Removing 'monkey' removes the stigma that monkeypox comes with," an expert tells NPR. But he questions why the World Health Organization will wait a year for the change to take full effect.

WEKU

Asylum seekers hospitalised with diphtheria as monthly infections rise by 50% after Manston centre death

50 diphtheria cases have been reported in asylum seekers so far in 2022 - a significant increase on 2021

The Independent UK

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Mpox: WHO renames monkeypox amid racism and stigma

The World Health Organisation will rename monkeypox after “racism and stigmatising language” emerged following the latest outbreak.

Evening Standard

Tributes paid to rugby legend and 'true gentleman' Doddie Weir after his death from Motor Neurone Disease

Doddie Weir raised millions of pounds for Motor Neurone Disease research

Chronicle Live

Diphtheria risk for public ‘very low’ despite rise in asylum seeker cases

Steve Barclay said hundreds of migrants were vaccinated before being moved out of the Manston processing centre in Kent.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox to be renamed due to 'racism and stigmatising language'

The term will be phased out

Wales Online

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Monkeypox renamed ‘because of racism’

The World Health Organisation said its preferred term for the disease will be ‘mpox’ after reports of racism and stigmatising language.

The Independent UK

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns

The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist

The Independent UK

5 foods a cardiologist avoids to improve her heart health

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States, regardless of race or ethnicity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign

Indonesia has begun vaccinating children for the polio virus in the country's conservative province after four were infected with the highly contagious disease that was declared eradicated less than a decade ago

The Independent UK

Family of girl, 6, told 'make all the memories you can' as she's put on end of life care

A brave little girl with a rare inherited disease may only have two years to live, with her family told to make the most of the time they have left.

Daily Mirror

Scottish footballers to be banned from heading ball before and after matches

Clubs also advised to limit heading training after research showing link with brain disease

The Guardian - UK

Devastation as little girl, 6, with rare disease placed on end of life care

"Time is of the essence now. We need to make as much memories as we can while we have the chance."

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Daily Record

SFA ban heading before and after matches as Ian Maxwell limits it to one session a week amid brain disease fears

Teams will also be limited to only session per week which involves repetitive heading of the football.

The Independent UK

Rob Burrow says Doddie Weir was a ‘beacon of light’ for MND sufferers to follow

The former Scotland international died on Saturday after a six-year battle with the disease, which Burrow discovered he had in 2019

The Guardian - UK

Woman dying of lung disease ‘caused by mould’ urges action on rogue landlords

Tenant, who is suing landlord in test case, calls on government to back renters in claiming damages

Reuters

China tightens security after rare protests against COVID curbs

Police on Monday stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend protests in Shanghai and Beijing, after crowds there and in other Chinese cities demonstrated against stringent COVID-19 measures disrupting lives three years into the pandemic.

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WEKU

Bird flu outbreak drives Nebraska to cull 1.8 million more chickens

Over 50 million birds have already been killed nationwide as a result of this year's massive outbreak of the disease, which shows no signs of stopping.

Inverse

Massive sex study disproves a common assumption about human mating habits

In our recently published research, we found that the genetic links between traits found in many studies might not be connected by genes at all. Instead, many are a result of how humans mate.

Daily Record

Mum given devastating cancer diagnosis after being told she had Crohn's disease

Alex Jamieson claims she was misdiagnosed after suffering discomfort in her abdomen for years.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office records only one case of diphtheria at Manston despite 50 reported

Government urged to explain official data on number of people with the disease at asylum reception centre

The Guardian - UK

‘Force of nature’: ex-rugby player Doddie Weir leaves lasting legacy, say admirers

Scotland and British and Irish Lions legend died over the weekend from motor neurone disease

Daily Mirror

Rob Burrow's dad issues fresh £50m MND plea to government after Doddie Weir's death

The government are yet to pay the £50million they pledged to help fund research into motor neurone disease and have been urged to stump up the cash

Evening Standard

Doddie Weir’s ‘determination to make a difference’ praised after death at 52

A close friend of Doddie Weir has praised his “determination to make a difference” for others as the rugby great died aged 52 after suffering motor neurone disease. The former Scotland international was diagnosed with MND in December 2016 and went on to found research charity the My Name’5 Doddie…

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