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The Global Fund has saved 50m lives. So why has the UK refused to make a pledge?

Liz Truss’s first UN general assembly was a chance to commit to fighting global disease – millions of lives hang in the balance

The Guardian - UK

African newspapers can be anti-African too: what my research found

Following the recent outbreak of monkeypox in Europe and North America the international news media were accused of bias in their reporting. The accusation is that media outlets perpetuated negative stereotypes by, for example, portraying monkeypox as a disease that affects only African people, or people of African descent.

The Conversation

Virus curbs to ease again

Visitors will no longer be required to show their vaccination certificates or Covid-19 test results when they enter the country, and infected individuals with mild symptoms won't need to self-isolate when Thailand further relaxes its disease control measures next month.

Bangkok Post

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Rugby legends hail Motor Neurone Disease breakthrough that 'will bring hope to thousands'

A breakthrough in MND treatment has been described as 'remarkable’ as rugby greats Doddie Weir and Rob Burrow - both diagnosed with the condition - say there is hope for the future

Daily Mirror

When monkeys use the forest as a pharmacy

Have you ever seen your cat or dog eating grass? They do so because it can help their digestion, and many wild species use natural substances to prevent and control diseases or to repel parasites. This is called “zoopharmacognosy” or, more commonly, animal self-medication.

The Conversation

Prostate cancer doctors call for changes to screening guidelines over fears about undetected cases

There are urgent calls to overhaul the way general practitioners test men for prostate cancer, amid concerns too many are dying unnecessarily from the disease.

ABC News

Monkeypox case numbers are falling, but that doesn’t mean it’s going away anytime soon

The global outbreak of monkeypox has been going on for nearly five months now. In that time, over 60,000 people have been infected in over 100 countries. Most of the cases have been in young men and the disease has disproportionately affected men who have sex with men.

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CSIR-IICT to be part of nationwide wastewater surveillance project to assess disease prevalence

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The Hindu

Health: Study finds Alzheimer's disease risk connected to newly discovered protein

According to a new USC study, a mutation in a newly discovered small protein is connected to a significant increase in the risk for Alzheimer's disease, expanding the known gene targets for the disease and presenting a new potential avenue for treatment. Read more on Dynamite News:

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COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage – 3 ways long COVID patients' respiration can suffer

“I just can’t do what I used to anymore.”

The Conversation

Jal Neti can help curb COVID-19 risk; Here's how to do it at home

The alarming risk of Covid-19 is here to stay. While we’ve acclimatised to the new ways of living in the pandemic world, the Covid-19 infection bar keeps going up and down. This has made us follow all necessary precautions and take up new methods of disease prevention. One such acclaimed…

The Times of India

Tofersen: ‘Truly remarkable’ drug slows down motor neurone disease, researchers find

Researchers say improvements reported with tofersen was ‘moment of hope’ for disease

Evening Standard

Motherwell dad dies from rare flesh-eating disease days after cutting leg during house move

David Hemmings passed away just days after a cut he received while undertaking his long-awaited house move, from a top floor flat to a house with a garden, became infected.

Glasgow Live

With overdoses rising, a push for syringe service programs

WASHINGTON — Experts say the spike in overdoses and diseases related to sharing needles means it’s time to revoke a longtime ban restricting federal funds for syringe exchanges. But lawmakers in both parties remain resistant to allowing taxpayer dollars to go to clean needles and syringes for drug use.

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Four brothers with rare disease who had bone marrow transplants lead call for more research

There is 'promising new gene therapy treatment on the horizon' that could see 'safer and more effective ways to treat patients with XLP'

Inverse

Can science prevent a pandemic?

Researchers worldwide are racing to understand how pandemics unfold — and some are taking divergent and even risky paths to tackle the problem.

Evening Standard

What is motor neurone disease? New drug ‘remarkably’ slows its progression

Astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking had the condition for many decades

The Independent UK

Sickle cell: NHS to investigate racial inequalities for first time

Exclusive: Health chiefs hope findings will help to eradicate ‘often unacceptable, substandard’ care

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8 things science warns will accelerate ageing

As a new study confirms drinking too much really does make you look older, Lisa Salmon looks into other lifestyle factors that may contribute too

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Minute: Better-tolerated treatments for migraine pain

Migraine is a genetic neurologic disease that often goes undertreated. It's more than a typical headache. Sometimes migraine headaches come with pain so intense they can interrupt day-to-day activities.

Tribune News Service

What you should know about thyroid cancer in adolescents, young adults

Cancer is often thought of as a disease that affects older people, and with the median age of a cancer diagnosis at 66 years, it does. But cancer can be diagnosed at any age.

Daily Record

The 13 Victorian diseases that are making a comeback - including gout, scurvy and rickets

Diseases which many may assume are in the past are making a comeback, which is why it is important to be able to spot potential warning signs.

Wales Online

Dad died of flesh-eating disease three days after cutting leg while moving house

David, 54, scratched his leg on a box while moving to a new home where he was looking forward to gardening

Dynamite News

Every 2 seconds, 1 person under 70 dies of noncommunicable diseases in world: WHO report

Diseases relating to the heart, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases claim the lives of every one person every two seconds under the age of 70, a World Health Organisation report has said. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

‘Truly remarkable’ new drug slows motor neuron disease

Extended use of tofersen may help stabilise muscle strength and control, researchers say

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