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Canberra to get a full-time surgical service for gynaecological cancers

Jane Harriss says a full-time surgical service for gynaecological cancers is "wonderful" for Canberra women who are currently receiving treatment and for those who potentially might be diagnosed with the disease in the future.

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Foot-and-mouth disease led to 6 million slaughtered animals in England 21 years ago. Could it happen in Australia?

Robert Craig's memories of foot-and-mouth disease tearing through the north of England are more than 20 years old, but they're as painful as ever.

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Monkeypox vaccines have arrived in Victoria. Here's how the rollout will work

The first 3,500 doses will be available to Victorians most at risk of contracting the virus, which has spread to more than 70 countries and infected about 26,000 people around the world.

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Agriculture Minister to release first National Biosecurity Strategy as disease threat looms

States and territories will work together to tackle pests, weeds and diseases putting industries at risk under the first plan of its kind in Australia.

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Senator urges Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to set up special monkeypox taskforce as cases rise

Fine Gael’s Jerry Buttimer has expressed his concerns and called for early action to stop further spread of the disease

Irish Mirror

Study Connects Climate Hazards to 58% of Infectious Diseases

Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says. Researchers looked through the medical literature of established cases of illnesses and found that 218 out of the…

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Climate impacts have worsened vast range of human diseases

More than half of human diseases caused by pathogens have been aggravated by hazards associated with climate change, study finds

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Hundreds of known infectious diseases are worse than ever due to climate crisis

A new study shows how widespread the influence of climate is on human health

Wales Online

Polio booster to be given to under-10s to prevent first UK outbreak in 50 years

The UK Health Security Agency has repeatedly detected the poliovirus in London’s sewage works and is now calling on parents to make sure their children are fully vaccinated

Daily Mirror

Lars von Trier: Antichrist director diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

‘Lars is in good spirits and is being treated for his symptoms,’ according to production company Zentropa

The Independent UK

San Francisco quietly retreated on contact tracing for monkeypox weeks ago

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite experiencing one of the country’s largest outbreaks of monkeypox, San Francisco’s health department has pulled back on contact tracing – a standard public health practice in combating viral disease – for those who have been infected, this news organization has learned.

Tribune News Service

Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases

A new study finds climate hazards aggravate 58% of known infection diseases in people

The Independent UK

58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change – we scoured 77,000 studies to map the pathways

Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common waterborne viruses to deadly diseases like plague, our new research shows.

The Conversation

Toddler's rare disease spotted when she dragged her leg behind her while running

Marnie McHugh's limp at an athletics class turned out to be a tumour on her hip socket, now her father is running for the people that helped her...

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Sex pods? Long sleeves? Californians try to cut monkeypox risk while waiting for shots

LOS ANGELES — As Kelechi Kalu books gigs as a musician, he wonders whether he is putting himself at risk for monkeypox.

The Independent UK

Pensioner on trial over death of baby in pram ‘had undiagnosed Alzheimer’s’

Shelagh Robertson, 75, was driving home from Tesco when she turned into the path of an oncoming van, forcing it on to the pavement.

The Conversation

How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact

Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person and historically has not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers are left scratching their heads as to why monkeypox seems to be propagating so readily and…

Daily Mirror

Ex-rugby star Ed Slater opens up on his kids' reaction to motor neurone disease diagnosis

Ed Slater was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in July, and the former Nottingham, Leicester Tigers and Gloucester lock retired with immediate effect upon learning of the devastating news

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Govt to lower Covid to same disease category as influenza

Thailand will downgrade Covid-19 from a “dangerous” communicable disease to one that “needs monitoring” starting from October, as the country’s virus situation has started to stabilise, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: How is it different from chickenpox?

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

The Independent UK

How worried should you be about monkeypox?

Almost 2,800 cases of rare tropical virus now confirmed in UK

The Independent UK

Where did monkeypox come from?

Disease continuing to spread beyond West Africa this summer

The Independent UK

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

The Independent UK

Woman with disorder that causes her to go toilet ‘8 times before work’ climbs Everest

‘The altitude sickness took over and we were all rushing to the loo constantly – it wasn’t just me!’ Samantha Rose said

The Independent UK

NHS dentist shortage: Signs you need urgent dental care and how to get it

New investigation has found that majority of dentists are not currently accepting NHS patients

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