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Scots rugby legend Doddie Weir dies after battle with Motor Neurone Disease

Scottish Rugby released a statement on social media announcing the tragic news.

Daily Record

Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir dies, aged 52, following battle with MND

Doddie Weir has been bravely battling Motor Neurone Disease since 2017 with his wife Kathy describing him as an 'inspirational force of nature'

Daily Mirror

'Doctors told me I had Crohn's disease - now I have 14 months left to live'

Mum-of-two Alex Jamieson, 39, from Stockport, was misdiagnosed for years

Manchester Evening News

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Brave 'fit and active' dad paralysed by 'awful disease' - laughing uncontrollably can be a sign you've got it

“Growing up, he was always the loudest person in the room... but now he is losing his speech which is really tough," said his daughter Rosie

Manchester Evening News

Death at migrant processing centre 'may have been caused by a diphtheria infection'

A man who died at Manston migrant processing centre just seven days after he was believed to have arrived by small boat may have been killed by diphtheria, the Home Office admitted after the Immigrations Minister called previous reports of an outbreak 'exaggerated'

Daily Mirror

A groundbreaking finding on multiple sclerosis is dividing scientists

A recent study has provided some of the strongest evidence so far that the Epstein-Barr virus and MS are linked, but scientists point to other possible causes.

Inverse

It’s a colorless, toxic gas. A US woman won $363m after years of exposure

An Illinois resident won her case against the company Sterigenics – but other sufferers’ lawsuits hang in the balance

The Guardian - US

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People with a strong life-purpose live longer

Yet another study has found that people with a strong purpose in life have less heart disease and are much less likely to die early.

The New Daily

Laughing in awkward situations sign of debilitating disease

The uncommon condition can affect adults of all ages

Liverpool Echo

Pancreatic cancer survivor given 12 weeks to live on keeping her business alive - and turning her focus to tech

November is pancreatic cancer awareness month and Bryony Thomas talks to BusinessLive about being diagnosed with the deadly disease, why there is no point living as if you are dying, and beating the odds to return to the world of business

Birmingham Post

Dad given 'bombshell diagnosis' after complaining of mouth ulcers

Mike Trees first went to see his GP after he started suffering from pain in his mouth

Liverpool Echo

Hockey great Salming succumbed unusually quick to ALS, doctor says

Toronto Maple Leafs great Borje Salming, who passed away on Thursday from nervous disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), succumbed unusually quickly to the disease less than four months after diagnosis, his doctor told Swedish broadcaster SVT.

Reuters

Alzheimer’s has a disparate impact on women, so let’s empower them to be involved in the fight against the disease

Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s and to be caregivers for those living with the disease.

Chicago Sun-Times

Warning over symptoms as schoolchild dies due to bacteria outbreak

The bacteria is known to cause scarlet fever, throat infections and, in very rare cases, invasive disease

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

China’s 26-storey pig skyscraper ready to slaughter 1 million pigs a year

The world’s biggest single-building pig farm has opened in Hubei province, but critics say it will increase the risk of larger animal disease outbreaks

Daily Mirror

Four Strep A warning signs after child, 6, dies from rare outbreak at school

Classmates and teachers at the primary school in Ashford, Surrey were given strong antibiotics by specialists from the UK Health Security Agency

The Independent UK

Woman, 24, lives with two stoma bags, suffered a stroke and had part of her vagina removed

Cambridgeshire teaching assistant Sophie Anderson was just 22 when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer after first showing symptoms at the age of 18

The Independent UK

14 symptoms of pancreatic cancer you’re most likely to ignore

A pancreatic Cancer UK specialist nurse outlines easy-to-ignore signs of the disease

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The Conversation

We're told to 'eat a rainbow' of fruit and vegetables. Here's what each colour does in our body

Nutritionists will tell you to eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables. This isn’t just because it looks nice on the plate. Each colour signifies different nutrients our body needs.

Daily Mirror

Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales partying on at 90 despite dementia battle

Actor Timothy West says his wife Prunella Scale is still enjoying living her life, following the Fawlty Towers star's Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis in 2014

Daily Record

Macmillan volunteers urge others to give their time to help people with cancer

Volunteers say helping people living with the disease is extremely rewarding and they would recommend it

Daily Mirror

Measles is now an 'imminent' global threat due to Covid pandemic and missed vaccines

A joint report by the two health organisations said millions of children are now susceptible to one of the world’s most contagious diseases due to a fall in vaccine uptake during the pandemic

The Times of India

Nausea, indigestion, heartburn: Do these symptoms mean GERD or stomach cancer?

From a wrong diet to a flu to a pre-existing gastrointestinal condition, many factors can cause your belly to hurt. A stomach pain is usually benign and easily treatable with changes in diet and medications. But what if your stomach pain is persistent, feels unusual, and disrupts your daily activities?…

Evening Standard

Ade Adepitan urges young Londoners to get vaccinated against polio after disease ‘changed his life’

The British paralympian lost the use of his legs after contracting the disease as a small child

Radio France Internationale

French health system under strain as flu adds to bronchiolitis and Covid woes

French health authorities are warning about the huge number of flu cases, the seasonal disease running into an existing bronchiolitis epidemic in children and the continuing Covid pandemic – a triple threat that will put additional pressure on the country’s already-strained health system.

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