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Inside Celine Dion's terrifying 'human statue' health battle as she cancels entire tour

Celine Dion, 54, has Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) that causes her muscles to tense uncontrollably and leaves sufferers as 'human statues' as it locks the body into rigid positions

Daily Mirror

Is lecanemab the Alzheimer's drug that will finally make a difference?

The experimental drug lecanemab was able to slow down Alzheimer's in a large study. Many researchers think the drug will become the first to help large numbers of patients.

WEKU

Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush – here's the proof, captured by high-powered lasers

Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste and expose people in public restrooms to contagious diseases.

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RSV 'spreading rapidly' in UK - all you need to know about contagious winter virus

A little-known illness, RSV, presents with symptoms similar to a cold and elements easily mistaken for Covid puts thousands of our kids in hospital each year.

Daily Mirror

Commentary: By sharing their genetic risks, Hemsworth, Jolie are raising awareness of testing

When actor Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor, God of Thunder, agreed to host a National Geographic series about extending the human life span, he didn’t expect to discover a genetic risk of his own. But that’s what happened as Hemsworth revealed on an episode of “Limitless” that he carries a common…

Chicago Tribune

How Strep A can affect adults - from toxic shock to a 'flesh eating disease'

For most, coming into contact with Strep A bacteria will give them mild cold-like symptoms - but others could become very ill

Manchester Evening News

90% of China could get COVID, warns one of Beijing's top medical advisors

Experts are warning of a massive exit wave as Beijing abandons costly and unpopular COVID-zero measures, like lockdowns, isolation and mass testing.

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Rob Burrow hits out at government over £50Million of 'missing' MND money

There have been claims the MND funding money 'can't be accessed' by the government

Leeds Live

COVID spread fears grow as China unwinds zero-tolerance curbs

As many Chinese embraced new freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough zero-COVID regime, there was mounting concern that a virus that had largely been kept in check could soon run wild.

Reuters

‘No one would believe me’: Labor launches women’s health council to tackle medical misogyny

Exclusive: Experts will look into healthcare offered for menstruation, menopause and conditions such as heart disease, autism and cancer

The Guardian - AU

Fifteen children have died from Strep A in the UK in recent weeks. Could an outbreak in the US follow?

Amid a recent spike in deaths from Strep A infections in the UK, the CDC is now closely monitoring a possible increase of the bacterial infections in the US. A paediatric infectious disease expert tells Andrea Blanco that previous outbreaks in Britain have not had an impact in America, but…

The Independent UK

CDC head asks for COVID-19 funding, data as Hill interest fades

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is running out of ways to be creative with its limited pandemic funds and needs more flexibility from Congress, Director Rochelle Walensky told CQ Roll Call in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Alzheimer's discovery: Vitamin found to stave off the disease

Brains of older people with higher levels of the nutrient function better

Wales Online

A Place in the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin reveals the first cancer symptom that he noticed

The Place in the Sun presenter has spoken about how he refuses to let the disease take over his life

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China could face a catastrophic COVID surge as it lifts restrictions – here’s how it might play out

China is the only major country which, until now, has continued to enforce a zero-COVID strategy. Other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, also sought to eliminate COVID entirely earlier in the pandemic. But all eventually abandoned this approach because of the mounting social and economic costs and the…

Daily Mirror

Neglected puppy who looks like a seal undergoes remarkable transformation

Staffordshire bull terrier Pearl was completely bald when she was taken into the RSPCA Felledge Animal Centre's care as her owners failed to treat her serious skin disease

The Independent UK

Brains with higher levels of vitamin D have better function, study says

Scientists seek to understand what causes dementia

The Conversation

Harnessing the brain's immune cells to stave off Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases

Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions that result from the loss of function or death of brain cells, remain largely untreatable. Most available treatments target just one of the multiple processes that can lead to neurodegeneration, which may not be effective in completely addressing disease symptoms or progress, if at all.

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Much of the CDC is working remotely. That could make changing the agency difficult

ATLANTA — Earlier this year, top leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a monumental task: turning the sprawling, labyrinthine organization known for its highly specialized, academically focused scientific research into a sleek, flexible public health response agency primed to serve the American public. It’s an attempt…

Liverpool Echo

Strep A: How the infection affects adults including flesh eating disease

Strep A is responsible for infections such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis, scarlet fever, impetigo and cellulitis

Wales Online

Liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against Covid

Vaccines are one of the most potent weapons in our pandemic response, but not everyone can benefit from them

Edinburgh Live

Young woman dies eight weeks after stomach pains found to be cervical cancer

Aidan Solan has shared how he is hoping to make his girlfriend, Alex Halley's dream become a reality after her stomach pains turned out to be the terminal disease.

The Guardian - US

Health experts in conundrum over best way to avoid winter ‘tripledemic’

RSV, Covid-19 and flu cases are exploding, but many health officials aren’t forcing masks or discouraging in-person gatherings

Tribune News Service

Flu levels high, vaccinations rates low among pregnant women

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity around the nation is increasing. Vaccination can help prevent serious illness, especially in high-risk groups, like pregnant women, but the CDC says that's the group showing lower vaccination rates.

Tribune News Service

A new drug appears to slow Alzheimer’s. Here’s what to know

An experimental drug appears to slow cognitive decline in people with early onset Alzheimer’s.

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