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Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of COVID lockdown in sight

More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months on Thursday as authorities set out more plans for exiting the city-wide COVID-19 lockdown more fully.

Reuters

NHS checks for prostate cancer hit all-time high

Some 550,000 people checked their risk of developing the disease online during the six weeks of a campaign.

The Independent UK

Less than 6,000 tests across Madhya Pradesh, 37 new Covid cases found in 13 districts

BHOPAL: A total of 37 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. Only 5,885 samples were tested in the state in the day. Against these 37 new cases, only 43 people recovered from the disease. Thus the number of active patients rose to 232 on May…

The Times of India

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Lord Kinnock says wife’s Alzheimer’s is a challenge but he ‘deals with it out of love’

Ex-Labour leader says disease makes his wife extremely frustrated and is a challenge to him

The Independent UK

Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry?

The cases point to possible sexual transmission of this cousin of smallpox — a previously unknown method of spread for monkeypox.

WEKU

A surge in influenza cases in Queensland prompts doctors to issue vaccine warning for children and vulnerable groups

More than 400 people have been admitted to Queensland public hospitals with flu since the beginning of April, including 30 who have required intensive care.

ABC News

Aldeyra's Dry Eye Candidate Tops Vehicle In Post-Hoc Analysis Using Computer Automated Grading In Ocular Redness

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALDX) reported a post-hoc analysis from the completed Phase 3 TRANQUILITY dry eye chamber trial of reproxalap for dry eye disease. Using computer-automated grading of digital photography from the trial demonstrated statistical significance in favor of reproxalap over the vehicle for the primary endpoint of reducing ocular redness. As previously…

Benzinga

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Two new cases of monkeypox found in outbreak in UK

Health officials warn people to be careful after cases of nasty skin disease grow

Chronicle Live

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

The Independent UK

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…

Benzinga

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…

Benzinga

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

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The Conversation

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.

Benzinga

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…

Liverpool Echo

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

The Independent UK

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

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Daily Mirror

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

The Conversation

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…

Daily Mirror

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Chronicle Live

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

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