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Claim PIP for any of these gastrointestinal issues and you could be due up to £691 each month

Some 29,050 people are claiming PIP or ADP for 25 conditions including Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis and IBS.

Daily Record

Chris Hemsworth ‘taking on fewer Hollywood roles’ after discovering shock link to Alzheimer’s

Thor star is one of a small percentage of people with two copies of the APOE4 gene, which increases risk of the disease

Evening Standard

Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?

Consuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.

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Neil Diamond on living with Parkinson’s disease: ‘I was just not ready to accept it’

Musician gives a rare and candid interview about the 2018 diagnosis, which led to his retirement from touring

The Guardian - AU

Neil Diamond on Parkinson’s battle: ‘I can’t really fight this thing, so I had to accept it’

Neil Diamond is embracing a positive outlook amid his battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

Tribune News Service

‘We’re in a golden age for microbes’: the man rewriting history from the perspective of germs

Forget ‘great men’ – infection and disease are the really important forces in the development of humankind, believes public health specialist Jonathan Kennedy

The Guardian - UK

Typhoid outbreak on refugee ship in Netherlands traced to raw sewage

Report finds that 72 cases of the disease on the vessel, which was housing asylum seekers, were caused by a wastewater leak

The Guardian - UK

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Author Charlotte Raven: ‘At this point of no return, assisted dying feels like the best solution’

The writer, who suffers from a degenerative disease, says experiencing first-hand the horrors of a failed palliative care system made her realise other options are needed

The Guardian - UK

Filipino Catholics mark Palm Sunday praying for Pope Francis' health

Thousands of Filipino Catholics attending church on Palm Sunday marked the beginning of Holy Week with prayers for the health of Pope Francis as they presented palm fronds to be blessed.

Reuters

Baby from rural South Australia admitted to hospital with meningococcal disease

A baby has been admitted to hospital with invasive meningococcal disease and is in a stable condition, while people who had contact with the infant have been identified, health authorities say.

ABC News

Simple food hacks to help tackle inflammation from eating raw food to avoiding fry-ups

Inflammation is the body’s natural response to an infection or injury. The immune system kicks in, causing redness, heat, swelling and pain around the area before fading away a few days later

Daily Mirror

Diabetes cases up 10% in one year

More Thais are being diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension every year, says the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Bangkok Post

Health: Shedding weight may benefit your heart, even if some weight regained, says Research

According to a research losing weight with some lifestyle changes was associated with a decrease risk factors for cardiovascular disease for at least five years.

Dynamite News

A deadly disease so neglected it's not even on the list of neglected tropical diseases

It's called noma and is a disease of poverty, striking mainly children. Most patients die. Survivors are badly disfigured. Now there's a campaign to add it to the list of neglected tropical diseases

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Nottingham Post

DWP health conditions most likely to lead to £172 PIP payment

From April 10, a successful claim for PIP or ADP is worth between £26.90 and £172.75 each week in additional financial support

Daily Mirror

Corrie reveals moment anguished Paul learns tragic prognosis ahead of MND news

Coronation Street's Paul Foreman is told he may only have three years to live next week, ahead of his motor neurone disease diagnosis on the ITV soap

Glasgow Live

Kirkintilloch security guard 'lost everything' after falling ill during Glasgow nightclub shift

Stuart Abel was an active sports fanatic who would enjoy snowboarding but his life changed forever when he was diagnosed with dystonia and later Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).

Daily Record

The 'red flag' bowel cancer warning sign that nearly half of people can't name

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second biggest cancer killer.

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It took Neil Diamond years to accept his Parkinson's diagnosis: 'I'm still doing it'

Years after revealing his Parkinson's disease diagnosis, rock legend Neil Diamond is opening up about life with the degenerative brain disorder.

Daily Mirror

Candida auris fungus: 'Global health threat' spreads to HALF of US - see state-by-state

The black fungus Candida auris, which is rapidly spreading across the US, 'colonises' the patient's skin before finding its way into the blood stream through open wounds and, if this happens there is a 30 to 60 percent mortality rate

Irish Mirror

Charlie Bird to lead a 5km walk in Phoenix Park to mark anniversary of Climb With Charlie

The Climb With Charlie challenge raised €3 million for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House

Daily Record

PIP health conditions most-likely to be given a weekly payment of up to £172 from DWP

A new claim for PIP or Adult Disability Payment could help with daily living or mobility costs.

The Guardian - UK

More than 200 children cured of hepatitis C in world-first NHS scheme

Exclusive: England on track to become first country to eliminate disease after landmark deal for new drugs

Wales Online

People want more control of their own health testing after Covid

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month which will highlight the disease iwhich kills someone every 30 minutes in the UK

The Times of India

Indian man, world's first, to catch fungal infection from a plant: Report

A plant mycologist from India has become the first person in the world to contract a plant fungal disease. The 61 year old, who was diagnosed with the condition in Kolkata, is said to be infected with Chondrostereum purpureum, the fungus that causes silver leaf disease in plants.

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