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COVID funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools

Many U.S. schools were in dire need of upgrades — burdened by leaking pipes, mold and antiquated heating systems — long before the COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the importance of indoor ventilation in reducing the spread of infectious disease.

Tribune News Service

WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency

The World Health Organization will convene its emergency committee to determine if the monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread beyond Africa warrants being declared a global health emergency

The Independent UK

Early prostate cancer symptoms that show in your pee and on the toilet

More advanced prostate cancer may cause changes or issues with urinating.

Daily Record

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FDA OKs Apple Watch To Help Monitor Symptoms Of Parkinson's Disease

A San Francisco-based software company received permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) wearable technology to track Parkinson's symptoms.

Benzinga

Avian flu has jumped from chickens to wild birds and is spreading fast

After a series of localised outbreaks in the past few years, avian flu has re-emerged as a major driver of bird deaths across the UK. Until the past few weeks, the latest outbreak of the disease – also known as bird flu or, to scientists, highly pathogenic avian influenza –…

The Conversation

Family of wrestling legend Mark 'Rollerball' Rocco to host charity night to raise funds for kids with dementia

Vascular dementia flighted the last years of 'Rollerball' - the baddie grapple fans loved to hate and pioneer who paved the way for WWE

Manchester Evening News

Sickle cell: Just half of nurses and doctors feel confident about treating illness, report finds

Exclusive: The experiences of more than 1,300 people people living with the illness, carers and healthcare professionals, were examined

The Independent UK

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Urgent warning over 'harmful' froth spotted on plants in UK gardens this summer

Since the start of the warmer weather, people have begun reporting the strange substance on their garden plants with the froth seen clumped onto plant stems or in a patch off grass

Daily Mirror

Warning issued over strange 'harmful' froth spotted on garden plants

People who spot the potentially harmful substance should report it

Daily Record

Unusual chickenpox symptoms to watch for - feeling irritable and having cold feet

Chickenpox is common and mostly affects children, but you can get it at any age. Feeling irritable is a lesser-known early sign of the condition

Daily Mirror

Editorial: The FDA is right to ban menthol cigarettes

Take a deep breath, America. We’ve made serious progress against cigarette smoking. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23% of adults were smokers in 2000. By 2020, the rate had fallen to 12.5%. Teen use of traditional cigarettes has plummeted from 22.5% in 2002 to 6%…

Los Angeles Times

Beijing in 'race against time' to contain COVID surge

Authorities in China's capital warned on Tuesday that a COVID-19 surge in cases linked to a 24-hour bar was critical and the city of 22 million was in a "race against time" to get to grips with its most serious outbreak since the pandemic began.

Reuters

Parkinson's disease symptoms and warning sign that comes at night

A new study suggests people experiencing the symptom were twice as likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Liverpool Echo

Senior judge found dead in Songkhla house

SONGKHLA: A senior judge was found dead in his house in Muang district of this southern province on Monday night by his wife, police said. He was believed to have died from a chronic disease.

Bangkok Post

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Daily Record

Devastated mum's thumbs cramps turned out to be symptom of incurable disease

Ailsa Malcolm-Hutton was first diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at the age of 30 in 2013.

Daily Record

Claim PIP for 87 muscle or joint conditions and you could get up to £627 each month from DWP

If you are living with any of these musculoskeletal conditions you may be eligible for PIP.

The Times of India

Maharashtra: Many new Covid cases are reinfections, but symptoms mostly mild, say experts

PUNE: People reinfected by the virus constitute a substantial chunk of recent Covid cases, experts in infectious diseases and members of the state Covid task force told TOI on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Lifestyle choices can help prevent fatty liver disease

DEAR DOCTORS: My father passed away due to unexplained liver problems that we only now know was fatty liver disease. It's 20 years later, and a CT scan shows some fat in my own liver. My liver readings are normal, but I'm the same age as my father was when…

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How should an Australian 'centre for disease control' prepare us for the next pandemic?

Over the past two years, Australians have become familiar with the threat of infectious disease outbreaks. COVID won’t be the last pandemic to affect our lives.

Benzinga

Read Why Forma Therapeutics' Current Price Level Is 'Attractive Entry Point'

During the European Hematology Association (EHA) conference, Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:FMTX) presented updated results from the 12-week open-label extension (OLE) of etavopivat's Phase 1 trial in sickle cell disease. Treatment with etavopivat 400mg QD elicited a >1g/dL hemoglobin (Hb) increase in 73% of the 15 patients and an average maximal Hb increase of…

Benzinga

Analysts Remain Bullish Despite Caribou's Allogeneic CAR-T Hit By Durability

Caribou Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:CRBU) announced the presentation of additional initial clinical data from its ANTLER Phase 1 trial for CB-010 in relapsed or refractory B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (r/r B-NHL). Following a single dose at the initial dose level of 40 million CAR-T cells, a 100% complete response (CR) rate (6 of 6…

The Hindu

The influenza pandemic and ‘nations within a nation’

Disease outbreaks can cause unanticipated and disruptive changes, affecting the business environment and policy

The Guardian - AU

Frog hotels: scientists build creative urban shelters to draw species back to Australian cities

Old baths, PVC pipes and even dog bowls can make suitable homes for amphibians affected by habitat destruction

The Guardian - UK

Improved disease control in public buildings ‘could save UK billions a year’

Measures such as improved ventilation would boost economy by helping prevent ill health, says report

Benzinga

Canada Approves Amylyx's ALS Drug; FDA To Consider Approval In September

The Canadian government has given its approval to AMX0035, a new drug from Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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