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Why Heart Disease Feels Inevitable and Why That Belief Is Holding Prevention Back

Preventive testing is often deferred until symptoms emerge, while the absence of discomfort is mistaken for the absence of risk. Over time, prevention becomes optional rather than expected.

Medical Daily

Even Heart Doctors Won’t Touch These 9 Common American Foods

I’m “one of those guys” who tends to avoid the doctor as much as possible. The last time I went, my wife forced me, and it turned out I had a fractured skull and a bit of a concussion (so I’m glad I did). But, as I get older, I…

Clever Dude

Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump's order

Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug users and referring them to treatment

The Independent UK

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Celebrities With Rare Conditions You Never Knew Were Living This Reality

Discover incredible stories of celebrities like Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga facing rare diseases. See how these captivating talents thrive while living with rare health conditions.

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'The whole situation was really tough on me': Giro d'Italia stage winner lifts the lid on his battle with Lyme disease

One-time vanquisher of Tadej Pogačar Georg Steinhauser caught the disease from a tick bite but is now back on track

Cycling Weekly

Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives

From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases

The Guardian - UK

France deploys armed forces to fight cattle disease outbreak

France's armed forces are aiding a nationwide cattle vaccination to combat lumpy skin disease.

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NHS to trial potentially life-saving treatment for deadly liver disease

Acute-on-chronic liver failure will be treated with device that cleans patients’ blood corrupted by toxins

The Guardian - UK

Norwegian Royal Family Issues Urgent Update on Future Queen's Health as She Undergoes "Long Process" for Lung Transplant

"I have always hoped that we would be able to keep the disease in check with medication, and the development has actually been quite slow up until now."

Marie Claire

The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab

It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded “iron lung” ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that public pools and movie theaters closed. Parents canceled birthday parties, afraid their child might be the…

The Conversation

How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.

The Conversation

EU delays Mercosur trade deal amid farmers' protests and political divide

The European Union has delayed the signing of a trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, as protests by farmers and push back from key member states France and Italy expose the political fault lines running through Europe’s agricultural policy.

Radio France Internationale

Coroner urges ban on 'ineffective' spit hoods

Spit hoods are ineffective in protecting against transmissible diseases and should be banned in prisons and hospitals, a coroner says.

AAP

RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long

The U.S. childhood immunization schedule, the grid of colored bars pediatricians share with parents, recommends a set of vaccines given from birth through adolescence to prevent a range of serious infections. The basic structure has been in place since 1995, when federal health officials and medical organizations first issued a…

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The Independent UK

The ancient diet that can boost heart health

A diet full of fish, berries, and wholegrains may even help reverse liver disease and pre-diabetes

The Conversation

Small study finds microdoses of cannabis stalled cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients

As the world’s population ages, the number of people living with dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease increases. Given the lack of curative treatments and the limited effectiveness of available medications, interest in new therapeutic approaches is growing. Among them are cannabinoids from the cannabis plant.

The Conversation

Olivia Nuzzi didn’t report what she knew about RFK Jr – could she have stopped his rise?

In the ten months since his confirmation as United States Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr has regularly made headlines. Last month, he instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to abandon its official position that vaccines do not cause autism.

The Independent UK

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s blood test could diagnose disease earlier

Experts described the disease as a ‘global challenge’

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The Guardian - UK

Study finds 10% of over-70s in UK could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in brain

Findings mean more than 1 million people could meet NHS criteria for treatment with anti-amyloid drugs

Euronews

‘Safe Hearts Plan’: The EU aims to tackle cardiovascular disease. But does it go far enough?

The European Union’s new ‘Safe Hearts Plan’ aims to cut cardiovascular deaths by 25 per cent in the next decade.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office issues warning for popular winter sun destination after diarrhoea outbreak

There has been a sharp rise in people returning from the archipelago with symptoms of the infection

The Texas Tribune

Blamed for the nation’s historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines

Months after public health officials say they caused the nation’s largest measles surge in 30 years, some West Texas Mennonites have grown more skeptical of the mainstream medical system.

International Business Times UK

WHO Warns New Influenza Variant Linked to Severe Disease Surge, Symptoms to Watch Out For

WHO warns a new influenza variant linked to severe disease is spreading globally, urging vaccination and awareness of symptoms.

The Independent UK

School absences surged as Texas grappled with measles outbreak

Approximately two-thirds of measles cases have been identified among unvaccinated children

AAP

Native foods heroed in fight against chronic disease

Concerned about rates of chronic diseases, Indigenous communities and researchers have worked together to develop a lower sugar alternative to soft drink.

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