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Mother whose 18-month-old son contracted sepsis backs new awareness campaign

A MOTHER whose young son contracted sepsis has backed a campaign to raise awareness about the disease.

The National (Scotland)

'Well-loved' dad dies after tingling sensation in foot turned out to be brain tumour

Ian Deaville, an engineer and church deacon from Solihull, passed away aged 50 after being diagnosed with glioblastoma - a condition with a life expectancy of 12-18 months

Daily Mirror

Pakistan: Major health risks unfolding amid floods

According to a preliminary assessment conducted by WHO and humanitarian partners, the current level of devastation is much more severe than that caused by floods in Pakistan in previous years, including those that devastated the country in 2010," said Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Girl loses hair following Covid

Doctors are trying to find out if the hair loss of a young girl is linked to her two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the disease itself or another cause entirely.

Bangkok Post

New research gives more reasons to eat less-processed food

Two studies provide evidence of link between consumption of highly processed food and risk of serious disease

The Guardian - UK

AMCO Matting rallies to help protect Australia from foot-and-mouth disease

When the threat of foot-and-mouth disease was lapping at Australia's shores, one of the key tools in the country's biosecurity arsenal came from a town in western New South Wales.

ABC News

More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have ear and hearing problems – and it's easy to mistake for bad behaviour

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experience ear disease – fluid build ups, perforated eardrums and ear infections that can impair hearing – more frequently than most populations in the world. Rates are 8.5 times as high as for non-Indigenous children in Australia.

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As China's population ages, the one-child policy generation face an obligation they can't fulfil

For China's one-child-policy generation, social pressure to care for their ageing parents is creating extreme anxiety and forcing some to forgo having children of their own.

ABC News

African-Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes ‘at higher risk of kidney disease’

Kidney disease affects nearly 30-40% of people with diabetes, regardless of type.

The Independent UK

Bluebird bio Seeks Back-to-Back Nods, 'Go' or 'No-Go' For Revance's Botox Rival, Amylyx' Twin Hurdles And More: September's Key PDUFA Catalysts Biotech Investors Must Know

After August’s mixed tally for Food and Drug Administration approvals, investors turn to a new month, which has a fairly loaded calendar.

Benzinga

Health officials warn of major outbreaks of disease after severe floods in Pakistan

Diarrhoea and malaria cases spread, with risk of dysentery and cholera, as millions of displaced people forced to drink flood water

The Guardian - UK

The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier

The way many Americans eat is fueling chronic disease. Here are seven big ideas from the White House's upcoming nutrition conference for how to improve Americans' diets.

WEKU

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected

Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months

The Independent UK

Teenager at centre of treatment dispute thanks kidney donor’s family

A judge had ruled that a transplant was in William Verden’s best interests after he was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease.

The Independent UK

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Bangkok Post

Doctors seek answers after girl loses hair following Covid

PHUKET: Doctors are trying to determine whether the hair loss of a young girl is linked to her two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the disease itself or another cause entirely.

Daily Record

Older people with any of these health issues could be due up to £369 each month

People of State Pension age claiming Attendance Allowance will receive either £247.40 or £369.60 every four weeks.

The Conversation

Expanding Alzheimer's research with primates could overcome the problem with treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humans

As of 2022, an estimated 6.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, an illness that robs people of their memories, independence and personality, causing suffering to both patients and their families. That number may double by 2060. The U.S. has made considerable investments in Alzheimer’s research, having allocated US$3.5 billion in…

The Guardian - AU

Eureka science prizes: Justin Yerbury wins research honour for work on motor neurone disease

Biosecurity expert, recycling pioneer and nanomaterials engineer among other Australian scientists recognised with awards

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Wales Online

'Unprecedented' bird flu outbreak leads to new action to curb spread

It has been rampant in the past year

The Conversation

Foot-and-mouth disease: the gaps in South Africa's efforts to keep it under control

In mid August, South Africa’s minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development Thoko Didiza responded to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease with a nationwide ban on the movement of cattle for 21 days. By late August, 127 cases of the disease had been recorded in six of the country’s nine…

The Times of India

India’s first cervical cancer vaccine coming out tomorrow

Country's first homegrown vaccine for cervical cancer is expected to be launched tomorrow, as per news agency ANI. This vaccine will be the light in the path of managing cervical cancer which is the fourth most common cancer in women. This form of cancer develops in a woman's cervix. As…

The Independent UK

In Pakistan, fears of waterborne diseases as floods recede

Officials in Pakistan are raising concerns about the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country

The Independent UK

New Covid warning over symptom that affects sleep

‘Isn’t that strange?’ scientist says as he shares different disease caused by BA.5

ABC News

Kidney disease drug dapagliflozin added to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

Lachlan Ross, who describes his more than a decade-long battle with kidney failure as "very long, and very hard", says chronic kidney disease — which Indigenous residents of remote Central Austral are up to 30 times more likely to suffer from — has no quick fix.

ABC News

Aishwarya Aswath's chances of survival low even with earlier intervention, expert tells inquest

An inquest into the death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children's Hospital hears her infection was so advanced that her odds of survival would have been low even if staff had acted sooner.

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