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NKorea Reports More COVID Deaths, Kim Says Pandemic 'Great Turmoil'

North Korea announced 21 new "fever" deaths Saturday and said more than half a million people had been sickened nationwide, as Kim Jong Un said that the spread of COVID-19 had thrust his country into "great turmoil" and called for an all-out battle to overcome the outbreak. Despite activating its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pensioner, 81, scales over a thousand meters up Scots mountain to raise cash in memory of late father

Laila Kjellström, 81, completed the near 1,500 meter round trip to the summit of Suilven and back to the base in the west of Sutherland in the Highlands on Wednesday, May 11.

Daily Record

Why the parkrun practice initiative will encourage more GPs to engage in social prescription

Steve Connelly experienced debilitating depression and anxiety after his battle with heart disease, but a visit to his GP — and a left-field script — changed his life. Now Australian GPs are looking to increase "social prescriptions" with a breakthrough partnership.

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Phuket, Koh Samui keen on 'endemic' status boost

The private sector in Phuket and Koh Samui has thrown its weight behind a proposal by the Public Health Ministry to designate Covid-19 as an endemic disease.

Bangkok Post

Reforming WHO

More needs to be done to enhance WHO's ability to respond to disease outbreaks

The Hindu

Australia isn’t out of the Covid woods yet – when is it going to end?

There’s been a 33-fold reduction in the ICU rate in just six months, but the high number of cases still means more deaths

The Guardian - AU

I'm one of thousands of Australians with chronic fatigue syndrome but I'm lucky: I've become a human experiment

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome affects thousands of Australians and has no treatment or cure. But I am one of the lucky ones: I've become a human experiment, writes Alice Rumble.

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First malaria vaccine hits 1 million dose milestone — although it has its shortcomings

The vaccine couldn't have come at a more critical time, with a surge in cases and deaths from malaria during the pandemic. But its efficacy — and its schedule — are far from ideal.

WEKU

The Daily Biotech Pulse: FDA Orphan Drug Tags For Neurocrine, Editas Candidates; Sale of BridgeBio's PRV; RMAT Designation For PolarityTE's Product

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Benzinga

Monkeypox scare as individuals in Scotland 'linked' to cases of deadly disease

Health officials in Scotland are involved in contact tracing a “small number of individuals”.

Daily Record

Edinburgh patient tells how street collapse was first sign of liver disease

John Mortimer, 64, had been given the liver transplant in Edinburgh in 2019, after tests following a fall at the side of the road had shown he was suffering from severe cirrhosis .

Edinburgh Live

How to spot bark beetles and deadly fungus: the UK’s new tree-saving lab needs your help

Hi-tech laboratory launched to save trees from threats including oak processionary moth, emerald ash borer and citrus longhorn beetle

The Guardian - UK

'Zombie deer' struck down by horrifying wasting disease ripping through wild animals

Zombie disease has been declared an epidemic as it rapidly spreads through the deer population in dozens of areas across Canada and America

Daily Mirror

Deborah James shares 'red flag' symptoms of bowel cancer she experienced before diagnosis

Deborah James has been honoured with a damehood for her charitable work for cancer research after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 - the author and podcaster has since shared the signs to look out for.

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Red flag bowel cancer symptoms that led to Deborah James' diagnosis

The Bowelbabe fund has now raised more than £4m for clinical trials and personalised medicine for cancer patients

Tribune News Service

On Nutrition: Old and new diet trends

This is how old I am: A few decades ago, I sat in on a nutrition debate between Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Robert Atkins, well-known cardiologists with polar opposite views on the best diet to lose weight and prevent heart disease. Each of the heart doctors was passionate about…

Edinburgh Live

BBC's Deborah James shares the 'signs' of bowel cancer she experienced before diagnosis

The 40-year-old, who is now receiving end-of-life care, was diagnosed with a severe case of bowel cancer in 2016, and has been heavily involved in charitable work to raise money for cancer research

The Independent UK

Fears for life-threatening asthma attacks as pollen levels spike in parts of UK

More than three million people in the UK have lung conditions such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and are vulnerable to attacks when pollen counts are high

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Foot-and-mouth fears for Australia as Indonesia grapples with outbreak

Vets and industry experts say the risk of the devastating disease spreading to Australia is high as Indonesia grapples with a major outbreak.

Daily Record

The bowel cancer 'signs' which Deborah James experienced before she was diagnosed

Bowel cancer is the UK's second most deadly form of cancer, and is the fourth most common to be diagnosed nationwide.

Manchester Evening News

Red flag symptoms that led to Deborah James discovering she had bowel cancer

Deborah James' fund has now raised more than £3m for clinical trials and personalised medicine for cancer patients

The Conversation

Lab-grown mini-brains could help find treatments for Alzheimer's and other diseases

To assess whether a compound holds promise for treating a disease, researchers usually begin by studying its use in animals. This allows us to see if the compound has a chance of curing the disease.

Chronicle Live

The key cancer symptoms that led to Deborah James discovering her illness

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cancer killer

Wales Online

The red flag bowel cancer symptoms that led to Deborah James discovering the disease

Deborah James' Bowelbabe fund has now raised more than £3.5m for clinical trials and personalised medicine for cancer patients

Daily Mirror

Mum who thought she had dementia for 29 years discovers she has Lyme disease

Mum-of-three Pauline Bowie, 54, suffered brain fog, headaches, muscle pain, carpal tunnel, and was even wetting herself after being bitten by a tick in America in 1989.

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