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DWP shares most common health conditions that qualify for PIP

The benefit is designed to help people forced to pay extra due to a health condition or illness

Liverpool Echo

CDC director tests positive for COVID again

The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tested positive again for COVID-19

The Independent UK

All poultry and captive birds in England must be kept inside as bird flu rules tightened

The UK has been battling the largest ever outbreak of avian influenza, with more than 200 cases confirmed since late October 2021

Wales Online

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Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woes

Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, highlighting the clash between the disease’s enduring risks and efforts to restore the global flow of goods

The Independent UK

'I feel cursed by sickle cell disease - my life depends on others coming forward'

Siliana Coelho, who says the pain she can experience is like being repeatedly hit by a hammer, calls for black blood donors to help save her life as NHS Blood and Transplant estimate that 40,000 new black-heritage donors are needed

Daily Mirror

Should we give people diseases in order to learn how to cure them?

With the right ethical safeguards, could ‘challenge trials’ defend against future pandemics?

The Guardian - UK

Marital stress slows recovery from heart attack, new study shows

Heart and circulatory diseases cause a quarter of all deaths in the UK

Wales Online

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Wet conditions put dogs at risk of deadly bacterial disease

The rain has increased the chance of dogs coming into contact with a deadly disease, while vets struggle to keep up with vaccine demand.

The New Daily

Little girl's rare condition sees her eat walls and TV remote as mum begs for help

Jordanna Tait, 25, says her daughter, Dolly, has been on an NHS wait list for nearly a year to see a child psychologist after suffering from a rare disease which sees the family "struggle every single day"

Daily Mirror

For tribes, reforesting means reconnecting to history and culture

FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, Mont. ⁠— In western Montana’s Mission Mountains, whitebark pine trees have been hit hard by blister rust, an invasive disease.

Tribune News Service

Turkey farmers warn of Christmas shortage due to bird flu

Exclusive: Government officials ‘losing the battle’ to control disease, as millions of birds wiped out

The Independent UK

8 things science warns will accelerate ageing

As a new study confirms drinking too much really does make you look older, Lisa Salmon looks into other lifestyle factors that may contribute too

The Independent UK

Changes when you go to the toilet could be red flag of pancreatic cancer

It is the fifth biggest cancer killer in the country, and has the worst survival rate

Wales Online

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

At a village clinic in central Congo, separated from the world by a tangle of waterways and forests, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses in protective suits pick at one of hundreds of boils that trouble her delicate skin.

Reuters

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Daily Record

Scots teen's family 'worried she wouldn't make it through the night' after Crohn's diagnosis

Abbie Gray sank into depression after being diagnosed with Crohn’s, which is wrongly viewed as an older person’s disease, but is now a charity ambassador.

Bangkok Post

Experts cooperate in fighting NTDs

Siriraj Hospital experts are calling for increased global collaboration to help end the spread of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Bangkok Post

Malaria makes a comeback

The government's commitment to eradicating malaria by 2024 is facing a tough challenge. The infection rate this year is 2.5 times higher than last year, with 8,229 cases and counting.

The Guardian - UK

Unlocking the mystery of placental disorders and recurrent stillbirths

The winning essay in the Max Perutz science writing award 2022, published below, was written by Emily Cornish, a research training fellow and PhD candidate at University College London

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The Independent UK

Britons face Christmas turkey shortage amid ‘worst-ever’ bird flu outbreak

Exclusive: Government officials ‘losing the battle’ to control disease, say farmers as millions of birds wiped out

The Conversation

Vaccines could be a game-changer in the fight against malaria in Africa

The development of an effective vaccine for malaria has proved to be far more challenging than developing a vaccine to protect people from COVID-19. Several different COVID-19 vaccines were developed and approved for use within a year of the disease’s emergence.

Radio France Internationale

Tuberculosis, a forgotten disease still endemic in South Africa's Cape Town

Zanyiwe Mavebenwane, from Cape Town in South Africa, hasn’t seen her eldest daughter in two months. It’s the fifth time she has had tuberculosis, and is receiving long-term care in hospital. The unemployed mother of five runs a soup kitchen a few times a week and is taking care of…

Irish Mirror

'Yvette Fielding helped me contact my dead mum and we talked about lasagne and comedians'

Two years ago, my mum passed away from motor neurone disease at the age of 59, now I tried to contact her with Yvette Fielding, writes Kirsten Jones

Bangkok Post

Most people foresee rise in Thai tourism by year-end: poll

Most people believe the country's domestic tourism will improve by the end of this year now that the Covid-19 situation has eased and the government has lowered its status from a “dangerous communicable disease” to a “communicable disease under surveillance”, according to an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University,…

Reuters

Traveller fined, refused entry to Australia for 'significant' biosecurity breach

An international traveller has been fined and refused entry to Australia after trying to bring meat into the country in what the government said on Sunday was a "significant breach" of biosecurity laws to protect Australia from foot and mouth disease.

The Times of India

Should you replace sugar with jaggery in everything you eat? Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar explains

Sugar or white sugar or refined sugar is actively used in Indian kitchens - whether it's in your daily cuppa chai or coffee; or in sweet recipes like halwas and kheer. However, sugar should be mindfully consumed as excessive added sugar intake can increase your risks of various health problems…

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