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Certain U.S. states may be close to losing herd immunity to a deadly virus

There are communities in the U.S. that have lower-than-necessary polio vaccination rates.

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Disabled woman's fury after builders rip up bungalow flooring and refuse to replace it

Caroline James, 57, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was told by an inspector her floor needed replacing due to rot - but after a major back and forth workers eventually ripped it up but are refusing to replace it

Daily Mirror

Researchers find how ticks weaken skin's defense function

Scientists have yet to fully comprehend why ticks are such hazardous disease vectors. Read more on Dynamite News

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'I knew I'd get breast cancer like Sarah Beeny - our family has been riddled with it'

Janis Deville-Hallam's mother Eileen developed breast cancer at a similar age to her in 1984 - many of the family have been struck by the disease which is 'like a sword over all of our heads'

Daily Mirror

The military veterans, firefighters and grieving families pushing themselves to run Cardiff Half Marathon

From attempting to complete a Guinness World Record to running in a full fire kit weighing 45lbs, here's what some Cardiff Half Marathon runners had to say ahead of the race

Wales Online

The Ice Bucket Challenge wasn't just for social media. It helped fund a new ALS drug

In 2014, it was hard to miss the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that set out to raise money to fund research for the disease. And it paid off. A new treatment was funded by $2.2 million of the funds raised.

WEKU

KLE performs eight heart transplants

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‘Historic moment’: Drug slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s

It's being widely reported that an experimental drug has slowed the cognitive decline and brain damage in Alzheimer's patients.

The New Daily

NIH to fund unproven ALS drugs under patient-backed law

The U.S. government will soon spend $25 million to help patients access experimental drugs for the incurable illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease

The Independent UK

A fall COVID surge? Yeah, I know

Leaves are falling, temperatures are dropping — how about another COVID surge with that hot cider?

Salon

Govt prepares for flu-COVID double whammy

Japan could be hit by a disease double whammy this winter, with the simultaneous spread of the flu and COVID-19.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

BBC presenter diagnosed with Parkinson's after struggling to open Waitrose bag

Former BBC Radio 4 presenter Mark Mardell has revealed he has Parkinson's disease after admitting he had difficulty opening items from Waitrose supermarket in a candid interview

Daily Mirror

'Harmless' non-alcoholic drinks linked to potentially fatal blood clots

A ground-breaking new study is one of the first to look at link between certain soft drinks and a specific type of stroke

Daily Mirror

Ebola kills doctor in Uganda, first health worker killed in latest outbreak

A Tanzanian doctor working in Uganda who contracted Ebola has died, the first health worker killed by the disease in the latest outbreak in the country, Uganda's health minister said on Saturday.

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Dog owners warned over ‘serious disease’ caught from drinking or swimming outdoors

Leptospirosis is caused by bacteria and can cause damage to a dog’s vital organs, which sadly often proves fatal

Daily Mirror

Lesser known signs of Alzheimer's Disease and how long can you live with the disease

September is World Alzheimer's Month. As it comes to an end, here's a look at the lesser known signs and life expectancy of the progressive condition affecting the memory

WEKU

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they're discharged.

Daily Mirror

First Dates' Merlin Griffiths early bowel cancer symptoms he ignored due to 'male bravado'

First Dates star Merlin Griffiths has been battling a tough journey since his diagnosis of bowel cancer in September 2021. A diagnosis which could have been made earlier if he had not delayed a visit to his GP

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The Conversation

Ebola: what are the symptoms, how does it spread and where did it come from?

Uganda health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola disease. Ebola outbreaks emerge periodically in several African countries, most notably in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Public health expert Yap Boum, who has been involved in managing Ebola outbreaks in the past, answers some key questions about Ebola’s history,…

Daily Mirror

5 bits of good news you might have missed this week - including Alzheimer's breakthrough

The news has been pretty bleak lately and it's been hard to keep up with all the sombre events that have been going on, so you may have missed a few stories that could make you a bit more hopeful for the future

The Guardian - US

‘I felt like I failed’: inflation puts healthy food out of reach for millions of Americans

Public health experts worry rising grocery costs could increase the risk for diet-related diseases in the long run

Daily Mirror

Dog owners hit with warning over harmful disease found in ponds and puddles

Animal experts have issued a warning to dog owners who allow their pets to drink from stagnant water, after a German shepherd died of kidney failure from drinking out of a pond

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Climate change is nudging us toward the next pandemic

The threat of climate change conjures certain scenes: Smoke billowing from a forest aflame. Smothering heat clinging to the distorted asphalt of a densely packed street. Glaciers breaking off into a rising sea. Another scenario should be equally terrifying but is harder to envision: a virus leaving the animal that…

The Conversation

If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us back to work and past the pandemic, think again

COVID is an exceptional disease and was at its deadliest this year, causing more deaths in Australia between June and August 2022 than at any other time. There have been 288 deaths from influenza so far this year compared to more than 12,000 deaths from COVID.

Manchester Evening News

Full list of people eligible for free flu vaccine in 2022 - and where to get it

People are being urged to get the vaccine as cases are expected to soar over the coming months

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