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Is it Covid or Lyme disease? Key symptom to spot as infections cause similar signs

Despite being two completely different illnesses, Covid and Lyme disease produce similar symptoms. With tick season in swing, many may think their fever-like sickness is caused by Covid

Daily Mirror

Johnson announces dementia mission in memory of Dame Barbara Windsor

The Carry on and EastEnders star campaigned to raise awareness after being diagnosed with the disease.

The Independent UK

Drug that can delay prostate cancer for a year approved

The drug could be available to men before the end of this year

Evening Standard

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Mum says son 'would have died for nothing' if she had listened to doctors

Doctors predicted William Verden, who has a rare kidney disease as well as autism and ADHD, would not live to adulthood - but now his mum Amy McLennan says he has a chance at last

Daily Mirror

Farmers concerned at potential foot-and-mouth spread as Australia and Indonesia tackle outbreak

Farmers and authorities in Indonesia are working hard to contain the spread of foot and mouth disease, while the Australian government has committed millions of dollars towards biosecurity measures to tackle the outbreak.

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'Cancer goes undetected because it's linked to going to the loo at night'

“We need to emphasise that prostate cancer can be a silent or asymptomatic disease, particularly in its curable stage. Waiting out for urinary symptoms may mean missing opportunities to catch the disease when it’s treatable"

Manchester Evening News

Biggest polio threat in years sparks alarms from New York to California

LOS ANGELES — Delays in getting children vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic and antivaccination sentiment in general may be fueling the most serious threat of polio in the U.S. in years, raising alarms from New York to California.

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DWP: Thousands claiming Attendance Allowance could be due a benefits windfall due to under-payments

A National Audit Office report suggest thousands could be due extra money from the DWP.

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Mum's 'whole world collapsed' as 'ferocious' cancer returned 15 years after diagnosis

Lisa Adam, from North Ayrshire, recovered from cervical cancer in 2005 but then in 2020 was diagnosed with gynaecological cancer - and she says it will be "a miracle" if treatment gets rid of the disease

Daily Mirror

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

Scots pensioner to climb final Munro after wife with Alzheimer's moved into care home

Nick Gardner, 82, set the target when his wife Janet was moved into a care home after developing Alzheimer's disease.

Daily Record

Opposition has already prepared 'waiting list' of two dozen PM candidates without vacancy: Mukhtar Naqvi

“Those suffering from the “political disease of Modi phobia” will vanish soon”

The Hindu

A child becomes the third case of meningococcal disease linked to Byron's Splendour in the Grass

Health authorities issue a new warning after a child who attended the music festival becomes the third case linked to the event.

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Third meningococcal case from NSW festival

NSW Health say a child who attended July's Splendour In The Grass in Byron is likely to be the third case of meningococcal disease from the music festival.

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

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced positive top-line results from its pivotal U.S. Phase 3 study in infants evaluating its 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate (20vPnC) for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). The study met two co-primary objectives, associated with immunogenicity responses. Pfizer shares traded in a range of $48.55 to…

The Independent UK

WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns

The World Health Organization is holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations

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‘Entirely preventable’: Polio likely spreading in New York City

Public health officials announced that the polio virus has been detected in the city’s wastewater and urged vaccination.

WEKU

Q&A: The polio virus was detected in New York City wastewater. Do you need to worry?

The highly infectious viral disease can lead to permanent paralysis of the arms and legs and even death in some cases. Health officials are urging people to get vaccinated if they haven't been.

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Darwin man aged in his 30s dies with meningococcal disease, reports NT Health

The man who died with meningococcal disease hadn't recently travelled interstate or overseas, according to NT Health.

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NT man dies with meningococcal disease

Northern Territory Health says a man in his 30s has died with meningococcal disease in Darwin.

The Texas Tribune

As monkeypox cases climb and vaccine is in short supply, some Texas cities declare an emergency

While there are currently 780 confirmed monkeypox cases statewide, Texas cities are bracing for an increase in infections.

Benzinga

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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Menarini Group and Radius Health’s (NASDAQ:RDUS), New Drug Application (NDA) for elacestrant for patients with ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The agency has granted Priority Review designation and assigned a target action date of February 17, 2023. Radius Health…

Tribune News Service

CDC eases COVID-19 guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention streamlined its guidance Thursday for keeping COVID-19 in check, de-emphasizing social distancing, nixing screening tests for those without symptoms and not recommending people who aren’t current on vaccines quarantine for after being exposed to the virus.

Reason

CDC No Longer Recommends Social Distancing, Masks in Schools Unless Spread Is High

New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control finally acknowledges that the pandemic is over for most people.

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Koala sighting near Lithgow raises hopes of unmapped colony after Blue Mountains bushfire destruction

Unexpected sightings of koalas near the Blue Mountains give hope that a disease-free colony is recovering after the Black Summer bushfires.

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