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Man in A&E terrified blue hands were fatal disease only to discover it's dye from jeans

The patient had gone to an A&E department in Paraguay saying he thought he was watching himself slowly die as the colour drained from his extremities

Daily Mirror

Facebook Says Noting the CDC's Scientific Misrepresentations 'Could Mislead People'

The social media site slapped a warning on a column in which I criticized the CDC for exaggerating the evidence supporting mask mandates.

Reason

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia – here's what we know about the disease

American actor Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, his family has announced.

The Conversation

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How switching your usual cuppa could help blast dangerous visceral fat

Hidden fat can increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer

Wales Online

Mum's horror as little girl's stomach aches turned out to be rare life-threatening genetic disease

Little Esmée, six, needed picking up from school because she was vomiting - but it turned out to be something much more serious

Wales Online

Exhausted mum who knew 'something wasn't right' diagnosed with stage 4 cancer

Nursing assistant Lauren Boyle, 35, has been fighting the disease since last February after being left in months of crippling pain.

Daily Record

As COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control tuberculosis slipped

Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.

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Child, 6, diagnosed with life threatening genetic disease after stomach aches

The girl’s mother said the experience was ‘scary and horrific’

The Independent UK

Painful breast cancer examination could be replaced by fingertip sweat tests in future

The new tests, based on research by Professor Simona Francese, could tell if a person is suffering from the disease using something as simple as a fingerprint

Daily Mirror

Fresh push to ban the 'asbestos of the 2020s'

A prominent union says it will take matters into its own hands if the government fails to to ban engineered stone linked to a deadly incurable disease.

AAP

The "citizen scientist" generation rises

The author of "We the Scientists" explains how a group of parents facing the worst shook up medical research

Salon

'Cough medicine may be the unexpected treatment Parkinson's patients need'

Dr Miriam Stoppard looks at how researchers are looking at whether the active ingredient in cough remedies, ambroxol, can help treat people with Parkinson's

Daily Mirror

A kid in Guatemala had a dream. Today she's a disease detective

Neudy Rojop made a girlhood pledge. When family members fell ill, she says she decided to become a nurse "so I could change my community for good."

WEKU

Could Alzheimer’s be caused by an infection?

Research into the disease has focused on plaques in the brain. But some scientists think viruses and bacteria play a role – and their work is gaining ground

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Mum's home STI test shock at finding she has HIV but now campaigns to educate others

Shauna Davies said she thought her live was over when she learned she had the disease but she has now vowed to use her story to show people what it's really like to live with HIV today

Belfast Live

Derry man looking to end stigma around hospice use after life-changing diagnosis

Keith Swerdlick received two life changing diagnoses months before the death of his son's mother

Chronicle Live

Health expert explains how 'hidden fat' can be burned by drinking teas

Too much visceral fat can increase your risk of dangerous health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer

The Independent UK

5 signs of frontotemporal dementia: Bruce Willis’s condition explained

A closer look at the disease, also known as FTD, that has changed the Die Hard star’s life

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Salon

Outpouring for "legend" Bruce Willis

The revelation of the actor's dementia diagnosis inspired many to share their support and memories of his work

Bangkok Post

Govt to roll out new vaccine next month

The Public Health Ministry will begin the roll-out of Pfizer's BA.1 bivalent Covid-19 vaccine next month, according to Dr Thares Krasanairawiwong, chief of the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Reason

'Patient Zero' Is Not Hate Speech

Reason talks with the transgender historian who used the term to describe a revolutionary gender-affirming treatment for teens.

Tribune News Service

What is frontotemporal degeneration?

Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms before age 60.

The Guardian - AU

‘A disease’: Caste discrimination in Australia is on the rise – but some are fighting back

As migration from south Asia booms, Australia’s human rights commission is looking at stronger measures against caste-based discrimination

Chicago Sun-Times

Bruce Willis diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?

There are no treatments to slow or stop the disease, but some interventions can help manage symptoms.

Daily Mirror

Bruce Willis' frontotemporal Dementia diagnosis and symptoms explained

Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal Dementia in an emotional statement. The condition known as FTD can have a variety of symptoms and is an uncommon type

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