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Motor neurone disease support funding to provide vital equipment for those aged over 65

Witnessing her mum's battle with motor neurone disease was made all the harder for Jaime Schultz by the fact that little outside support was available. A new funding commitment is aiming to change that for other families.

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Using BMI to measure your health is nonsense. Here's why

We’re a society obsessed with numbers, and no more so than when managing our health.

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We've created a device that could allow instant disease diagnosis – while fitting inside your phone lens

Infectious diseases such as malaria remain a leading cause of death in many regions. This is partly because people there don’t have access to medical diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases (along with a range of non-infectious diseases) at an early stage, when there is more scope for treatment.

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Heart attacks don't wait for you to turn 52, they can strike at any age, at any time

GPs have seen a surge in people wanting to have their heart checked since the sudden deaths of cricketer Shane Warne, Victorian Labor senator Kimberley Kitching and a major heart attack suffered by the AFL's Dean Wallis.

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‘Acute’ hepatitis confirmed in 10-month-old baby in Singapore amid worldwide outbreak of disease

World Health Organisation (WHO) says 17 children needed liver transplants as result of recent cases

The Independent UK

Violence erupts in May Day protests in Paris, marchers criticise re-elected Macron

Police fired tear gas to push back black-clad anarchists who ransacked business premises in Paris on Sunday during May Day protests against the policies of newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron.

Reuters

Disease-causing parasites could be hitching a ride to the beach on microplastics

Our research found that plastic had two to three times more parasites than seawater. Here's why that matters.

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South Africa is proposing plans to manage diseases like COVID. Why they're flawed

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the South African government published “special regulations” to contain the spread of the disease. These actions were taken under special powers granted by the Disaster Management Act.

The Conversation

Putin may disappear to have cancer surgery, claims mystery Russian Telegram account

The claims, which are unconfirmed, come from General SVR Telegram channel

Wales Online

Rare skin cancer patients face 40 pc recurrence rate: Study

A new study at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine said that patients treated for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) face a 40 per cent of recurrence rate in five years.

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'Acute' hepatitis confirmed in 10-month-old baby as mystery outbreak in kids continues

The baby has tested negative for the common viruses known to cause hepatitis as health experts are increasingly confused by the cause and severity of cases in the worldwide outbreak

Daily Mirror

Naomi Judd dead: Grammy-winning singer dies from 'disease of mental health'

A statement released by Naomi Judd's daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd, confirmed the sad news as they said their mum had died from the "disease of mental health"

Daily Mirror

Naomi Judd, singer of The Judds, dies at 76

“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness,” Wynonna and Ashley Judd said in a statement.

Chicago Sun-Times

CDC casts doubt on COVID-19 causing kids’ mysterious liver disease

U.S. health officials cast doubt on COVID-19 as a potential cause of severe hepatitis that’s been seen in dozens of previously healthy children around the world, while adding weight to the possibility it’s caused by a more common virus linked to stomach ailments.

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Booster dose may not alter disease severity trend: study

There were fewer infections among people who received a booster dose compared to those who were not boosted

Daily Mirror

'We're forced to risk jail and grow our own cannabis to stop terrifying seizures'

TOWIE star Amy Childs wants to persuade Boris Johnson to make the drug more widely available on the NHS after being moved to tears by six-year-old Jorja Emerson’s plight

The Hindu

14-year-old girl becomes RFO for a day, visits anti-poaching camp at Nagarahole

NGO, tiger reserve officials fulfil wish of girl battling life-threatening disease

Manchester Evening News

Hepatitis outbreak in children: All you need to know about the likely cause

As of April 21, there have been 114 confirmed cases of “acute hepatitis of unknown origin” in children in the UK

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Climate change may increase risk of new infections

African, Asian nations face the greatest threat of increased virus exposure from animals to humans

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin set to vanish for cancer surgery, mystery Russian Telegram account says

Vladimir Putin has secretly nominated Nikolai Patrushev, a former KGB counterintelligence officer who once headed the FSB, to take “control” of Russia while he is incapacitated.

Daily Record

More UK child hepatitis cases reported as expert answers parents' questions

The latest report shows a total of 145 hepatitis cases in UK children.

The Times of India

What causes cancer cells to activate in a normal body?

Ever wondered why so many people around us are getting detected with cancer these days? Growing up, we had heard about worrying diseases like malaria, jaundice, heart attacks but cancer was believed to be a disease that happened to a few. So have the cancer cases suddenly gone up or…

Reuters

Shanghai marks COVID milestone, Beijing on edge

Shanghai said on Saturday it had detected no new daily COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas, marking a milestone in its battle to contain the virus, which has paralysed the city of 25 million and put residents in the capital Beijing on edge.

Salon

The science of false positives

A positive medical test can have very different meanings in different circumstances. Here's why

WEKU

The 1944 law behind the CDC's authority

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lawrence Gostin, professor of public health law at Georgetown, about the Public Health Service Act — which authorizes the CDC to set measures to combat disease spread.

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