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How evolution evolved: the risks and rewards of gene-editing technology

India Block speaks to paediatrician and TV writer Dr Neal Baer about the controversial technology and how it could reshape humanity

Evening Standard

Kevin Sinfield will be thinking of Rob Burrow during latest gruelling challenge

Burrow lost his battle against motor neurone disease in June aged 41.

The Independent UK

UK ‘on the brink of defeating’ meningitis C

There were just three cases of meningococcal group C – the infection which can lead to meningitis C – last year, the UK Health Security Agency said.

Evening Standard

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Stone man disease: A rare condition that causes a person to grow a second skeleton

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare congenital condition that causes the body to grow a second skeleton, rendering patients immobile.

LiveScience

Your Menopause Treatment Tablets Could Affect Heart Health: Here's What Study Says

Researchers have found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tablets containing both estrogen and progestogen may increase the risk of heart disease and blood clots in menopausal women.

Medical Daily

Deadly mosquito borne disease Japanese Encephalitis in Delhi: Isolated case reported

Just as the national capital is battling against air pollution, another fear has come to the fore. The national capital has reported an "isolated" case of Japanese Encephalitis.

The Times of India

Teenage photographer Liz Hatton who was hugged by Kate dies aged 17

The young cancer patient began a photography bucket list appeal in January after being diagnosed with an aggressive and rare form of the disease.

Evening Standard

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Mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise. Here’s how collecting mozzies in your backyard can help science

Warm weather is here and mosquitoes are on the rise in Australia. Unseasonably large swarms are causing problems in some parts of Sydney already.

The Conversation

Number of US abortions fell by only 2% after wave of state bans, CDC report reveals

First major report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tallies abortion provision in the post-Roe US

The Guardian - US

Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Donald Trump's health team picks includes outspoken critics of the medical establishment and COVID-19 health measures

The Independent UK

Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted among young women, US study finds

A new study has revealed that cervical cancer deaths have strongly declined in the U.S. since 2016, likely due to increased rates of HPV vaccination.

LiveScience

Dubai Locks Foreigner Up for Life for Carrying CBD Oil Used to Treat Chronic Pain from Rare Disease: 'Kevin Will Not Survive'

Dubai's government has sentenced Maurice Kevin O'Rourke, a 64-year-old Canadian man, to life in prison after he was caught during an airport layover with CBD oil used to treat chronic pain caused by Addison's disease.

Latin Times

PTC Therapeutics Ends Utreloxastat Development After Rare Neurodegenerative Disease Trial Misses Goal, Analyst Maintains Outperform With Focus On Sepiapterin, Huntington's Programs

PTC Therapeutics halts Utreloxastat development after ALS trial disappoints. Analysts highlight promising pipeline, including Huntington's and PKU programs.

Benzinga

Extent of prostate cancer treatment harms revealed in new study

Every so often there is an urgent call for a national prostate cancer screening programme to be introduced, usually following the diagnosis of a high-profile person with the disease.

The Conversation

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Fear of Trump mangling bird flu response

From gutting federal agencies to favoring profit over public health, here's why public health experts are concerned

The Independent UK

New study reveals health risks of not having a regular bedtime

People were followed for eight years for the study

Evening Standard

Lack of regular bedtime increases risk of heart attack and stroke – research

People were followed for eight years, and researchers analysed how many suffered conditions such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure.

Latin Times

Bird Flu Scare Intensifies as California Child Becomes First US Kid to Develop Disease; Source Remains a Mystery

A California child is recovering from H5N1 bird flu, marking the first pediatric case in the United States despite no identified contact with infected animals.

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Salon

Mysterious bird flu cases worry experts

Anytime the origins of an infection can’t be traced, it “raises a lot of red flags"

Salon

What are seed oils?

"While seed oils are not toxic, fat intake should be moderated in any diet to maintain good health"

The Conversation

Alzheimer’s disease: toxic protein is turned bad by immune enzyme, mouse study shows

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the world’s biggest health problems. Yet, despite the fact millions of people globally are diagnosed with the disease each year, it remains a challenge to treat. This is largely because the underlying causes are still not fully understood.

LiveScience

How to avoid bird flu

The vast majority of human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have resulted from direct contact with animals, so a few simple precautions can keep most people's risk very low.

Benzinga

Cannabinoid Drug For Agitation In Alzheimer's Yields Cognitive Improvements In Clinical Trial

IGC Pharma, Inc.(NYSE:IGC) reported additional interim data from its ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating IGC-AD1 for agitation in dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. IGC-AD1 targets neuro-inflammation and CB1 receptor dysfunction,. The investigational drug contains THC as one of two active pharmaceutical agents.

International Business Times

Fewest New HIV Cases Since Late 1980s: UNAIDS Report

Fewer people contracted HIV last year than at any point since the rise of the disease in the late 1980s, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that this decline was still far too slow.

The Conversation

Are seed oils really as harmful as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims?

RFK Jr., Donald Trump’s pick to head the us Health and Human Services Department, wrote on X that Americans are being “unknowingly poisoned” by seed oils. He joins the growing list of people claiming that these oils are toxic. But are they?

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