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RTE legend Charlie Bird says he's 'getting worse' in heartbreaking health update

The 72-year-old, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease last year, said he cannot hide from the fact that his illness is "progressively getting worse"

Irish Mirror

Ballot initiative proponents turn in 1.5 million signatures for income tax to fund a new pandemic prevention institute in California

The proponents behind Californians Against Pandemics submitted 1.5 million signatures for a ballot initiative that would increase the income tax by 0.75% for individuals with income over $5 million for 10 years and dedicate 50% of funds to the California Institute for Pandemic Prevention, 25% to the Community Pandemic Response…

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COVID-19 official counts can miss mild cases – here's how serosurveys that analyze blood for signs of past infection can help

It’s an eye-catching statistic: 58% of the whole population and 75% of kids in the U.S. had been infected by the coronavirus by the end of February 2022. That’s a pretty big jump from the official case count that hovered around a quarter of Americans having been diagnosed with COVID-19.…

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Illumina Reports 41% Dip In Q1 Profits Despite 12% Jump in Sales, Reaffirms FY22 Guidance

Illumina Inc's (NASDAQ:ILMN) Q1 FY22 revenues rose 12% Y/Y to $1.22 billion, in line with estimates. Nearly all revenues came from the core Illumina business; GRAIL, Illumina's cancer liquid biopsy subsidiary, recorded revenues of $10 million. Product revenue for the quarter totaled $1.07 billion, up 12%, and Service and other revenue amounted to…

Benzinga

Beijing city reports 66 new local COVID cases in 24 hours ending 3pm Friday

Beijing reported 66 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections during the past 24 hours, a disease control official at the Chinese capital said on Friday.

Reuters

Foot-and-mouth disease detected in Indonesia; Australian livestock sector on alert

There's confirmation of more than 1,200 cases of the contagious disease, which can lead to significant production losses and trade restrictions costing billions of dollars.

ABC News

Mayo Clinic Minute: How to manage hay fever allergy symptoms

Don't be alarmed if you are experiencing seasonal allergies for the first time. While hay fever — also known as allergic rhinitis — often begins in childhood, more adults are being diagnosed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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US Drug Regulator Limits Use of J&J Covid Vaccine

The US said Thursday only adults who "have personal concerns" about mRNA vaccines, access issues or medical reasons for refusing them may now receive the Johnson & Johnson Covid shot, which has been linked to a rare but serious clotting condition. The vaccine, which was authorized as a single shot,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scots nurse to run marathon for brain cancer after surviving disease

A NURSE is running a marathon challenge for research into brain tumours after surviving the disease herself.

The National (Scotland)

PIP provides up to £156 each week to more than 932,500 people with muscle or joint conditions

If you are living with any of these 87 musculoskeletal conditions you may be eligible for PIP.

Daily Record

The little-known Parkinson's symptom heard decades before physical signs appear

Research has suggested these vocal symptoms often appear much earlier - sometimes decades - before movement-related issues.

Daily Record

BioCryst's Voluntary Pause Of Rare Blood Disorder Trial Turns Into FDA Clinical Hold

Tucked in its Q1 earnings release, a voluntary pause for BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc's (NASDAQ:BCRX) complement-mediated disease therapy has been upgraded to a partial FDA clinical hold. The update clarified why the company paused trials testing BCX9930 in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare disorder marked by the destruction of red blood cells…

Benzinga

Parents heartbroken as son, 9, dies after surgery which had ‘1% chance of death’

Noah Dixey, was diagnosed with an incurable genetic disease called Alagille syndrome when he was just eight weeks old.

Daily Record

Asthma sufferers told to check if they qualify for £128 per week in benefits

Anybody living with asthma has been urged to check if they are eligible for up to £128 a week from the UK Government through the Personal Independence Payment benefit.

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FDA Approval For AstraZeneca - Daiichi's Enhertu Expands To Earlier Use In Metastatic Breast Cancer

The FDA has approved AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ:AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo's (OTC:DSKYF) Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. The approval covers patients who have received a prior anti-HER2-based regimen either in the metastatic setting or in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting and have developed disease recurrence during or within…

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All asthma sufferers could be owed £152 each week from the Government

There is a list of 24 respiratory conditions being supported through PIP

The Hindu

Low price leaves ginger farmers in distress

Overproduction, diseases affecting crop main reasons for price fall

Liverpool Echo

People with asthma could be owed £128 each week from DWP

You could be owed money from the government

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Players set to be asked about brain health concerns in new dementia consultation

The project has already been through the pilot phase

Benzinga

'DEA Has Blown It Again' - MMJ Request Federal Court Action For Emergency Motion To Expedite

Megan Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates, Attorneys representing MMJ International Holdings and MMJ BioPharma Cultivation etal, scheduled to execute on clinical trials in Huntington's disease and multiple sclerosis, filed a motion in federal court against the Drug Enforcement Administration, asking the federal court for "an emergency motion for irrepa

Daily Record

Scots nurse has brain tumour removed after 'feeling unwell during hospital nightshift'

Brave Fern Cameron is now raising money for charity after the shock diagnosis last year.

Dublin Live

Friends rally together to raise vital funds for Kildare woman's life-saving treatment

The disease progressed quickly leaving Michelle dependent on a motorised wheelchair with limited use of her arms and hands

Daily Mirror

Man left in coma for a month after catching disease on Jet2 holiday to Benidorm

David Marshall, 79, fears he won't recover after catching the Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Benidorm with his wife and daughter-in-law in July 2020

The Guardian - UK

Treatment for finger-bending disease may be ‘gamechanger’

Clinical trial seems to show Dupuytren’s disease reversed by rheumatoid arthritis drug

Daily Mirror

Measles 'epidemic' warning as one in 10 British kids go unvaccinated - see symptoms

Over the course of the pandemic uptake of the measles vaccine has dropped, leading to the WHO warning that the UK is vulnerable to an "epidemic" of the very infectious disease.

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