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Brits who've already had Covid warned - getting it AGAIN 'doubles risk of death'

A new study has revealed that catching Covid-19 more than once can have serious effects on your health and leave you twice as likely to die.

Daily Mirror

Scotland to wear Doddie Weir tartan against New Zealand at Murrayfield

SCOTLAND will wear Doddie Weir's tartan for their autumn international against New Zealand to mark fifth anniversary of MND foundation.

The National (Scotland)

Florida doctors use saliva test to reveal someone’s future risk for Alzheimer’s

Florida doctors are using a new test to determine someone’s future risk for Alzheimer’s disease from a few drops of spit.

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Pancreatic cancer survivor reveals five early signs as he battles the disease for a second time

After having pancreatic cancer twice, Charles Czajkowski is dedicating the rest of his life to raising awareness of the early symptoms

The Independent UK

China won't relax COVID policies but will keep improving them - govt expert

China will not relax its COVID-19 measures but will keep improving them according to the changing epidemic situation and mutation of the virus and will be more scientifically accurate in their implementation, a disease expert said.

Reuters

Eat a slightly green banana every day to prevent cancer, researchers claim

Bananas are famed for their high potassium content, but the popular fruit can also reduce the risk of cancer in those with a family history of the disease, a recent study claims

Daily Mirror

Climate change affects mosquito behaviour. This may make it harder to end malaria in South Africa

Changes in climatic factors – such as higher temperatures and increased rainfall – affect the developmental, behavioural and distribution patterns of insects like mosquitoes. These changes have serious implications for the effective control of insect-borne diseases such as malaria.

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8 billion people: Four ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health, with global consequences

There are questions that worry me profoundly as a population- and environmental-health scientist.

The Conversation

Ky Health Commissioner talks COVID, flu, and RSV viruses

Influenza is definitely making its presence known in school classrooms and in communities across the state. Kentucky's public health commissioner, Dr. Steven Stack, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls it the quickest and sharpest uprise of flu in a decade.

WEKU

Commentary: COVID-19 will cause long-term devastation to our society on many fronts

Halloween is over; Christmas beckons. “Monster Mash” is out; “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is in. Feel-good movies have replaced seasonal zombie and vampire flicks. In the U.S., our real-life zombie movie is called COVID-19, and it has caused more than 1 million deaths. Along with that, there…

Chicago Tribune

China reaffirms zero-COVID stance, city of Guangzhou on edge

China's new top leadership body reaffirmed Beijing's "dynamic-zero" COVID-19 policy on Thursday, as case numbers rose and authorities in the city of Guangzhou urged residents to work from home but stopped short of a city-wide lockdown.

Reuters

Pancreatic cancer survivor reveals five early signs as he battles the disease for a second time

After having pancreatic cancer twice, Charles Czajkowski is dedicating the rest of his life to raising awareness of the early symptoms

The Independent UK

In a first, doctors treat a fatal genetic disease before birth

Doctors have treated fetuses before birth for three decades, often with surgery to repair birth defects such as spina bifida. “The innovation was treating earlier and treating while still in utero,” a dcctor said.

Chicago Sun-Times

In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth

A toddler is thriving after doctors used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease

The Independent UK

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Donegal man wants to reintroduce wild wolves to Ireland to cull deer despite local concerns

An ambulance in the Dungloe area was damaged recently when it was struck by a deer

ABC News

Queensland man hospitalised with Legionellosis after a weekend of gardening as cases spike

Cases of Legionellosis infections — commonly known as legionnaires' disease — have spiked in Queensland and New South Wales this year.

Daily Mirror

Blood test that diagnoses Alzheimer's YEARS before symptoms develop could be on horizon

Scientists have identified chemicals linked to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) - an early sign of the disease which if detected could lead to drugs or lifestyle changes being prescribed when they are most likely to be effective

The Independent UK

Voters reelect dead Pennsylvania state representative and trigger special election

Democrat Tony DeLuca, 85, died at the end of last month after a battle with lymphoma, a disease that he’d previously beat twice

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Vladimir Putin critic who publicly denounced Russian leader dies of 'serious disease'

Viktor Cherkesov, who was once in charge of crushing Soviet dissidents, was crucial to Russia president Vladimir Putin’s rise but the pair later had strained relations

Glasgow Live

DWP offering PIP payments of £150 a week if you have specific skin or eye issues

The disability benefit payment is made by the Department for Work and Pensions and nearly three million people across the country qualify for it - see if you do below.

Daily Mirror

DWP payments worth £150 a week available if you have specific skin or eye problems

Nearly three million people across the country qualify for DWP's disability benefit PIP, but many may not realise their health condition means they are eligible

Wales Online

New blood test could diagnose Alzheimer's years before symptoms

Discovery offers hope of national screening programs

Daily Mirror

Meghan Markle speechless as guest shares harrowing tale of daughter's diagnosis and death

Meghan Markle was left speechless on her podcast, Archetypes, as she spoke to a close friend who talked about her horror at losing her teenage daughter, aged just 13

The Times of India

Getting exposed to third hand smoke can cause skin diseases

Smoking and other lifestyle habits do tend to have ill effects on the skin, but did you know that even if you don't smoke, your skin might be weathering its ill effects, thanks to that someone around you who smokes everyday. A study has found out that getting exposed to…

Dynamite News

Childhood kidney diseases can be diagnosed with new tool: Research

A new technique analyzing urine extracellular vesicles (uEVs) -- cell-derived nanoscale spherical structures involved in multiple biological functions -- in urine samples identifies changes in the kidneys earlier than conventional methods and can also predict renal function decline. Read more on Dynamite News:

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