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Highly contagious white spot disease detected at prawn farm in NSW for first time

The highly contagious disease has been found on a prawn farm near Yamba and tracing is underway to determine the source of the white spot.

ABC News

Landmark brain study stalls due to AFL's lack of support, researcher says

A million-dollar study hopes to lead to a diagnostic for brain diseases including Alzheimer's and CTE, but researchers say it's now at an impasse due to a lack of support from the AFL.

ABC News

New Covid warning over symptom that affects sleep

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

The Independent UK

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Commentary: Polio is back — aided by global health failures that spread COVID and monkeypox

A case of polio in an unvaccinated man was recently announced in New York state, followed by the discovery of polio in wastewater in New York City. That means a vaccine-preventable disease has re-emerged in the United States, one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, more than 40 years after…

Los Angeles Times

Aussie vaccine delivery lands in Indonesia

A gift of a million doses of foot and mouth disease vaccine have arrived in Indonesia, as Australia works to remain free of the devastating disease.

AAP

Lanarkshire dad, 55, dies just four months after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease

Murdo Stewart's family believe that the 55-year-old suffered one of the most rapid deteriorations an MND sufferer has endured after his body shut down within weeks.

Glasgow Live

Glaucoma: The silent thief of sight

People are always confused about what glaucoma truly is since the treatment focuses on eye pressure management and what effect it could eventually have on our quality of life.

Bangkok Post

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Togo achieves ‘major feat’ of eliminating four neglected tropical diseases

WHO hails west African country as first in world to stamp out Guinea worm, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness and trachoma

The Guardian - UK

Stopping statin treatment early ‘could reduce protection against heart disease’

The study suggests that those who started taking statins in their 50s but stopped at 80 saw a reduction in benefit

Wales Online

Scots dad dies just four months after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease

Murdo Stewart, 55, turned from a picture of health to needing full-time care in a matter of weeks after symptoms merged of the life-debilitating condition.

Daily Record

Parents of Scots boy who suffers from rare lung condition admit they 'live in fear' of day they can't resuscitate him

Theodore Wingate Dicks suffers from chronic lung disease, tracheomalacia, brain damage and an open duct in his heart, and medics have been unable to find a specific cause for the two-year-old's health issues.

Daily Record

Recap Of Wednesday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorization (CMA) to BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s (NASDAQ:BMRN) lead asset ROCTAVIAN (valoctocogene roxaparvovec) gene therapy for the treatment of severe hemophilia A (congenital Factor VIII deficiency) in adult patients. BioMarin shares traded as high as 2.28 percent, in a range of $91.39 to $93.68…

Benzinga

Shane Tuck's sister says brain disease, not mental ill-health, was the cause of her brother's death

Several past AFL players have been diagnosed with the deadly brain injury CTE, including Richmond footballer Shane Tuck. His family is now committed to raising awareness and helping other families affected by the disease.

ABC News

Cattle vaccination taken up on a big scale in Rajasthan

The State government sanctioned ₹30 crore for purchase of vaccines and medicines

The Hindu

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Nigeria deploys Bharat Biotech’s Rotavac to protect children

Rotavirus oral vaccine used to immunise against life-threatening diarrhoeal disease

The Hindu

Explained | What is ‘tomato flu’ and why has the Centre issued an advisory for it?

The Centre has issued an advisory to States after a paper in the Lancet’s correspondence section warned of a ‘tomato flu’ outbreak among children in India.

Belfast Live

Co Tyrone mum on mission to raise awareness for debilitating condition she never knew she had

"This is a disease and it can leave you in a wheelchair. I wasn’t as bad as some, but I’m 37, if I had let this go on I dread to think what I could have ended up like."

The Conversation

Got allergies? You could be at lower risk of catching COVID

To respond effectively to COVID, it’s been important to understand who may be at higher risk of contracting the virus and developing more severe disease.

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New York counties gear up to fight a polio outbreak among the unvaccinated

Polio is spreading in a few New York counties with low vaccination rates. Experts warn that other places in the U.S. could face the same challenge.

Irish Mirror

Irishman diagnosed with fatal disease after work colleague asks if he's OK appeals for help so family have 'roof over heads when I'm gone'

Johnny McCowen, who now lives in Australia, said his family's "world has crumbled" after doctors told him he had an aggressive form of Motor Neurone Disease, ALS

The Conversation

Misinformation is a common thread between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics – with deadly consequences

Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social media may have made the amount, variety and speed of misinformation seem unprecedented, but COVID-19 isn’t the first pandemic where false and harmful information has set back public health.

Bangkok Post

Bali tourism continues to recover despite foot and mouth disease re-emergence

JAKARTA: The Indonesian popular resort island of Bali continued to revive its tourism sector from Covid-19 pandemic despite the ongoing foot and mouth disease (FMD) re-emergence in the Southeast Asian country.

Irish Mirror

Woman who thought cancer symptom was 'tiredness' shares heartbreaking hospital visit

Melissa McNaughton said she spiralled into a panic attack in a hospital toilet after seeing posters on the disease following her diagnosis

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: How is it different from chickenpox?

Although the two diseases share many symptoms, there are several key differences

Daily Record

Terminal cancer patients could be helped by drug that stops growth of disease

Experts say the cancer treatment could be an effective tool against different forms of the disease.

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