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Irishwoman left severely disabled after 'contracting rare disease from pet shop parrot' gets further €1m payout

Patricia Ingle allegedly contracted chlamydia psittacosis - an airborne infection which can be transferred from birds to humans - while working at the Petmania store in Limerick

Irish Mirror

Portugal finds 5 monkeypox cases in men as outbreak spreads

Portuguese health authorities have confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically limited to Africa

The Independent UK

CDC recommends US travellers test for Covid before domestic trips

US has now passed death toll of one million since start of pandemic

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Cabaletta Bio's Updated Interim DSG3-CAART Data Fails To Cheer Investors

Cabaletta Bio Inc (NASDAQ:CABA) presented updated data from the DesCAARTes trial, evaluating DSG3-CAART in adults with mucosal-dominant pemphigus vulgaris (mPV), a blistering skin disease that affects mucous membranes. No dose-limiting toxicities were observed within three months of DSG3-CAART infusion through cohort A4 (2.5 billion cells). There was a dose-dependent increase in DSG3-CAART persistence…

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Applied Molecular Cuts Its Workforce By 40%, Pauses Early-Stage Research Programs

Applied Molecular Transport Inc (NASDAQ:AMTI) will prioritize the advancement of AMT-101 into late-stage clinical development. It is preparing for the end of Phase 2 meetings with the FDA to advance AMT-101 to Phase 3 in chronic pouchitis. Applied Molecular is evaluating the next steps for AMT-126, which recently demonstrated safety and tolerability in…

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Avrobio's Pompe Disease Gene Therapy Shows Efficacy, Safety In Preclinical Study

Avrobio Inc (NASDAQ:AVRO) announced preclinical data demonstrating the efficacy and safety of AVR-RD-03 gene therapy in infantile-onset Pompe disease. Pompe disease is a lysosomal disorder caused by a mutation in the GAA gene. The lack of the enzyme encoded by GAA results in a toxic buildup of glycogen throughout the body and central nervous system.…

Benzinga

European outbreak of monkeypox: what you need to know

Four new cases of monkeypox have been reported in the UK, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to seven. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urgently looking for the source of the outbreak.

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Beyond Air Presents Encouraging Update From At-Home LungFit GO Pilot Study In Lung Disease

Beyond Air Inc (NASDAQ:XAIR) announced new interim data from the ongoing LungFit GO pilot at-home study in Australia. In this study, patients self-administered high concentration inhaled nitric oxide (NO) at home to treat severe nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease. These data were shared at the American Thoracic Society International Conference 2022. The company…

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Four sensations in your leg that could be sign of 'lethal' cancer

Cancer symptoms are difficult to spot, and early detection is crucial in treatment of the disease

Liverpool Echo

Mozambique declares polio outbreak linked to Pakistan

Health authorities in Mozambique have declared a polio outbreak after confirming that a child in the country’s northeastern Tete province had been paralyzed by the disease

The Independent UK

Covid supremo Jonathan Van-Tam misses his own knighthood ceremony - due to Covid

The former deputy chief medical officer, who became a cult figure after using colourful football analogies about the Covid pandemic, is still recovering from a bout of the disease

Daily Mirror

Why is the FDA seeking to ban menthol cigarettes? 4 questions answered

The FDA has opened the public comment period for the agency’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes. Epidemiology and global health professor Rafael Meza studies data modeling in disease prevention and cancer risk. David Mendez, who studies smoking cessation and tobacco control policies, is an associate professor of health management and…

The Conversation

The role party affiliation played in getting US to grim new milestone of 1 million COVID deaths

COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of 1 million Americans – a grim milestone made worse by the fact that probably a third of those fatalities could have been avoided. Estimates suggest that more than 318,000 deaths from the disease occurred among individuals who had access to vaccines, but chose…

The Conversation

Parasite infection warning signs on your skin – and other symptoms

Many Parasites are invisible to the human eye, but they can spread diseases that can be fatal. Here are some of the warning signs and symptoms, including ones that may appear on the skin

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Study: Pollution Behind 1 in 6 Global Deaths in 2019

Pollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report published Wednesday, with experts raising alarm over increasing deaths from breathing outside air and the "horrifying" toll of lead poisoning. Human-created waste in the air, water and soil rarely kills people immediately, but…

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DWP: 19 health conditions that could make you eligible for extra £156 PIP a week

Personal Independence Payment is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions and is available to people who have specific health conditions

The Independent UK

‘A parallel life’: The medical mistake that saw a woman watch her entire family fight incurable brain disease

Alison Holland, 64, of Gloucestershire, says she married teacher Bert Holland, 69, thinking they had escaped the “curse” of Huntington’s disease

Insider UK

Farm disease detection start-up secures £2.2 million in funding

Penicuik-based business gets UK Government backing to further develop its tech

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Erectile Dysfunction could be 'early warning sign' for mortality, study suggests

Erectile Dysfunction can become an increasing problem as men get older. While this issue is a normal part of the ageing process, new research shows that it is also a key predictor of early mortality.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: What we know about rare virus as four more cases confirmed in England

Four more cases of rare tropical disease detected

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Traveling this summer? CDC recommends everyone test for COVID-19 in days before flying

If you are traveling internationally or within the U.S. this summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you test for COVID-19 in the days before flying.

The Independent UK

Global pollution kills 9 million people a year, study finds

A new study says pollution of all types is killing 9 million people a year

Tribune News Service

Dieter Kurtenbach: How COVID could determine the NBA title — ‘you pray that it does not influence the way the season ends’

As Warriors coach Steve Kerr was driving to work ahead of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals series, his focus wasn’t on the Memphis Grizzlies, but rather on his cough, his congestion, and the cases of COVID-19 that had popped up at the team’s San Francisco facility.

Benzinga

AstraZeneca In-Licenses New Suite Of COVID-19 Antibody Candidate(s)

AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ:AZN) moved to bolster its COVID-19 portfolio of antibodies with a $157 million licensing deal for experimental therapies developed by newly-launched UK-based biotech, RQ Biotechnology Ltd. In addition to the initial sum, AstraZeneca will pay possible royalty payments as part of the exclusive license to develop pre-clinical COVID antibodies engineered by RQ…

The Conversation

Zinc is a metal essential to life – scientists have discovered a protein that helps keep cells alive when zinc levels are low

All living things, including people, need zinc in their diets. Getting too little of this essential metal can impair growth and cause immune dysfunction, neurological disorders and cancer. Unfortunately, over 17% of the world’s population is at risk for zinc deficiency. The World Health Organization considers this kind of micronutrient-related…

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