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Old age isn't a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too

Every year I ask the college students in the course I teach about the 14th-century Black Death to imagine they are farmers or nuns or nobles in the Middle Ages. What would their lives have been like in the face of this terrifying disease that killed millions of people in…

The Conversation

Rightwing media embraces Aids-era homophobia in monkeypox coverage

Public health experts want to talk to men who have sex with men about monkeypox. Stigmatization of gay sex makes that harder

The Guardian - US

Skin cancer: How to spot the signs of squamous cell carcinoma - and when to visit a GP

Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer and can become deadly if left untreated - but what are the signs and symptoms of the disease?

Daily Mirror

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Devoted mum dies aged just 47 after spending her last years inside to avoid people staring at her

Mum-of-eight Nicola Kilby suffered from a rare disease called Wegener’s Granulomatosis (GPA), which changed her appearance

Wales Online

What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states.

Tribune News Service

Edinburgh man 'one of only 23 people' diagnosed with incurable leg swelling disease

Even after spending years undergoing medical tests with no answers, Greg was told the condition has no cure leaving him to manage the excruciating illness

Edinburgh Live

Tributes to Moffat "legend" who dies after being diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease

Well-known publican Jim Hughes owned the Black Bull Hotel for more than 20 years as well as a number of other hospitality businesses

Daily Record

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8 things science says will accelerate ageing

As a new study confirms drinking too much really does make you look older, Lisa Salmon looks into other lifestyle factors that may contribute too

The Independent UK

Covid warning over symptom of new strain that affects sufferers at night

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

The Independent UK

Indigenous WA prisoners need better care

Justice advocates say Indigenous prisoners need culturally-appropriate healthcare given by Aboriginal medical services to prevent deaths in custody.

AAP

People of State Pension age with a health condition could boost their monthly income by up to £369

A successful claim for Attendance Allowance is worth either £247.40 or £369.60 every four weeks.

Daily Record

Recap of Tuesday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to Relmada Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:RLMD) lead asset REL-1017 as a monotherapy for the treatment major depressive disorder (MDD). Relmada shares traded in a range of $26.02 to $27.96 on a day volume of 173.79 thousand shares, closed regular trading…

Benzinga

Why polio is making a comeback

Unlike COVID-19, vaccinations for polio are nearly ubiquitous. Could an outbreak actually happen again?

Salon

'No let-up' after Covid is downgraded: DDC

Monitoring of coronavirus mutations will remain unchanged when the disease is downgraded to "communicable under surveillance" status from Oct 1, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Tuesday.

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Man, 26, dies after years of illness 'caused by football tackle on playground' at age 8

Connor Horton's brother said Crohn's disease destroyed his sibling's life, but the family drew comfort from the discovery that the reclusive young man was part of a "secret world" online where he helped others

Salon

When monkeypox comes to schools

Following news about a daycare case, epidemiologists analyze the risk of monkeypox's spread in school settings

ABC News

Invasive myrtle rust fungus poses 'unprecedented' risk to native trees

Some Australian native plants — including paperbarks, lilly pillies, eucalypts and bottlebrush — are grappling with their own pandemic as the exotic myrtle rust fungus spreads.

The Conversation

NZ children face a ‘perfect storm’ of dangerous diseases as immunisation rates fall

Routine childhood immunisations have dropped so dramatically globally during the COVID-19 pandemic that the World Health Organization and UNICEF are raising the alarm.

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ARWR: Phase 1/2a Clinical Trials Underway for Pulmonary Disease Candidates…

By David Bautz, PhD NASDAQ:ARWR READ THE FULL ARWR RESEARCH REPORT

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Food ban may widen in foot and mouth fight

Officials may expand bans on foods being brought in from Indonesia by travellers as the situation with foot and mouth disease evolves, an inquiry has been told.

WEKU

A vaccine for Lyme disease is in its final clinical trial

There isn't currently a Lyme disease vaccine on the U.S. market. Researchers are hoping to change that.

The Conversation

Personalised medicine made in hospitals can revolutionise the way diseases are treated – the challenge now will be implementing it

Imagine a patient with a rare genetic disorder that makes their arms and legs have imprecise and slow movements. For years, the patient has faced serious restrictions in day-to-day life. They tried several treatments, but all have failed to ease the symptoms.

Los Angeles Times

Director Lars von Trier diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and 'is in good spirits'

Filmmaker Lars von Trier has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and is in "good spirits" while being treated for the symptoms of the brain disorder.

WEKU

Ashton Kutcher says he was lucky to survive a rare form of the disease vasculitis

The actor said he suffered from hearing, vision and balance issues and that it took him an entire year to recover from the autoimmune condition that causes the swelling of blood vessels.

Daily Record

Breast cancer symptoms after Olivia Newton-John's 30-year battle with disease

The Grease star had lived with breast cancer since her diagnosis at the age of 43.

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