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China heading towards downgrade of COVID-19 status

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 are improving as the coronavirus weakens, state media outlet Yicai reports.

The New Daily

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 maturing - state media

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 as a serious contagious disease improving as the coronavirus weakens, state media outlet Yicai reported, among the first to float the idea.

Reuters

Fresh concerns over Covid

As businesses pin their hopes on a strong recovery in the final month of the year based on lively shopping activity, entertainment events and vibrant tourism, a fresh Omicron outbreak has emerged including a rising death toll, rekindling concerns about the impact on economic sentiment.

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Let's make a New Year Covid-19 resolution

Thailand embraces the last month of 2022 not with a winter breeze but with a surge in Covid-19 cases -- a result of a dip in temperatures and increased crowd gatherings, not to mention loosened preventive measures against the infectious disease.

Bangkok Post

Grattan Institute calls for overhaul of ‘failed’ Medicare system

Medicare has failed and needs a complete overhaul as it no longer provides for Australians' health needs, says a damning new report. Forty years after the

The New Daily

Trial offers new hope for Alzheimer's Disease treatment

Hunter residents at high risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease will be given access to a clinical trial involving a breakthrough drug that appears to slow the development of the disease.

Newcastle Herald

Medicare no longer works for patients or doctors, Grattan Institute says

A high demand for general practitioners is leading to longer wait times and putting pressure on doctors. A new report says it's time we overhauled the way GPs work and how they're paid.

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Researchers Develop Device That Uses Sound Waves To Separate Blood-Based Nanoparticles

Small extracellular vesicles (SEVs) are tiny biological nanoparticles generated by all types of cells in the body and are thought to play an important role in cell-to-cell communication and disease transmission. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

A dangerous pesticide isn't being monitored in key bird of prey populations - we're shedding light on that gap

It was once regarded as a miracle chemical to protect against disease and improve global food production. The man who discovered its properties even won a Nobel Prize for medicine. But today, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is best known for its devastating effects on the environment, as well as on animal and…

The Conversation

Radical new therapy for Parkinson’s will use stem cell transplants

Lab-grown nerve cells will replace those destroyed by disease – scientists hope treatment may be available in five years

The Guardian - UK

Chinese cities ease curbs but full zero-COVID exit seen some way off

More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented protests against restrictions last weekend.

Reuters

‘Off the charts’: California hit with very high flu activity, among worst in US

LOS ANGELES — California is now reporting very high flu levels, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the respiratory illness continues to surge nationwide.

Los Angeles Times

A new children's book is helping families talk about rare, fatal Batten disease

A new book about Batten disease, the rare fatal and incurable childhood neurological condition, is helping families navigate difficult conversations and providing support for siblings.

ABC News

'Off the charts': California hit with very high flu activity, among worst in US

LOS ANGELES — California is now reporting very high flu levels, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the respiratory illness continues to surge nationwide.

Los Angeles Times

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Nottingham Post

DWP PIP payments worth up to £627.40 for people with 24 respiratory conditions

Thousands of people claim the benefit every month in England

Daily Mirror

Woman called 999 while in hospital because she thought she 'was going to die'

Ara Emile has claimed that she is "lucky to still be alive" after her two-week-long stay at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex where she was receiving treatment for Sickle Cell disease

Dublin Live

'My little girl went blind at 5 - but now we've been given the worst news imaginable'

Jolene O'Byrne, a mum-of-three from Balbriggan, had her family's life turned upside down when her youngest daughter, six-year-old Evelyn, was diagnosed with the incredibly rare Batten's Disease

Reuters

Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more COVID curbs as China fine-tunes policy

Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test results to travel, as an easing of China's virus curbs gathered pace.

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Daily Record

PIP provides up to £156 each week for thousands of people with these 24 respiratory conditions

Conditions including severe asthma are being supported by the DWP through PIP.

The Canberra Times

Spilt Milk punter gets meningococcal, attendees urged to be alert for symptoms

The person with meningococcal is currently being treated at Canberra Hospital.

ABC News

Eye-gaze technology helps man with motor neurone disease run dad's council campaign

Paul Kelly, 30, has lived with motor neurone disease for seven years. Thanks to eye-gaze technology, he was able to help his father claim a record victory in a Hobart election.

Daily Mirror

Strictly's Rylan Clark fans send well wishes to his mum Linda after shock health update

Strictly star Rylan Clark has told his fans that his mum has been 'poorly' of recent as he explained her sudden absence from his BBC Radio 2 show

WEKU

With one dose, new drug may cure sleeping sickness. Could it also wipe it out?

This often fatal disease found in many African countries is painful and lengthy to treat. But a single oral dose proved incredibly effective in a clinical trial, raising hopes of eradication.

WEKU

Influenza cases continue on an upward trend in Fayette County

Influenza continues to be a prominent disease in parts of Kentucky. Christina King is with the Fayette County Health Department. King said the number of flu cases reported last week was almost a doubling of the previous week.

Manchester Evening News

'Precious' and 'beautiful' mum died aged just 39 after brave battle with cancer

Marie King's family are doing everything they can to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer

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