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Shoddy homes lethal to Indigenous patients

Excessive heat, poor housing, energy insecurity and chronic disease have reached critical levels in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

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Ozzy Osbourne breaks his silence after undergoing surgery that will ‘determine the rest of his life’

The musician, who has Parkinson’s disease, has had a catalogue of health woes including previously suffering a nasty fall which dislodged metal rods placed in his spine following a quad-bike accident in 2003

Evening Standard

Vitamin D to diabetes - health conditions that DOUBLE your dementia risk, warns new study

The UK counts more than 42,000 people with young-onset dementia, who are also afflicted by life-altering symptoms. This risk could be significantly reduced by managing certain conditions, says new research

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Senate passes major benefits expansion for sick veterans - Roll Call

The Senate passed a bill to expand health care and disability benefits for veterans who served in war zones and later contracted diseases.

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Why Acorda Therapeutics Shares Gaining Today?

Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACOR) announced that Esteve Pharmaceuticals GmbH launched INBRIJA 33 mg (levodopa inhalation powder, hard capsules) in Germany. INBRIJA is indicated in the EU for the intermittent treatment of episodic motor fluctuations (OFF episodes) in adult patients with Parkinson's disease treated with a levodopa/dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor. Under the distribution and supply agreements, Acorda…

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Evening Standard comment: Plug It In, London, for a cleaner future

Air pollution is a silent killer, with up to 36,000 deaths a year attributed to long-term exposure. Toxic air has been linked to the development of strokes, heart disease and exacerbates asthma.

Evening Standard

Roche-AC Immune's Crenezumab Fails To Show Benefit In Sub-Set Of Alzheimer's Patients

Roche Holdings AG (OTC:RHHBY) said its Alzheimer's medicine crenezumab did not slow or prevent cognitive decline in people with a specific genetic mutation that causes early-onset disease. Crenezumab did not show a statistically significant clinical benefit in its co-primary endpoints assessing the rate of change in cognitive abilities or episodic memory function. The…

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Mystery disease reported in North Korea amid its Covid battle

North Korea’s leader has offered his family’s reserve medicines to victims of the disease, local media report

Evening Standard

Japan to establish infectious disease agency

The government plans to establish a Cabinet infectious disease crisis management agency to strengthen the nation's response, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Black Death bacterial plague that devastated 14th century Europe traced to a lake in Central Asia

“We found the Black Death’s source strain, and we even know its exact date — 1338,” says Maria Spyrou, lead author of the research reported in the journal Nature.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tick bites: How to spot them plus symptoms, prevention and the best treatment

Thankfully ticks are mostly harmless, but some carry illnesses such as Lyme disease. Our handy guide tells you everything you need to know including symptoms, prevention and how to treat a bite.

Daily Mirror

Lanarkshire pensioner 'left to rot' in hospital as council unable offer home care package

Heartbroken Roberta Finlayson claims her local council said the care package could not be set up for her husband Archie, who suffers from dementia and Parkinson’s Disease, due to a shortage of carers.

Glasgow Live

Can I get my flu shot and COVID booster at the same time? Yes, but know your symptoms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A spike in flu cases across the country, along with another COVID-19 surge, is leaving more people vulnerable to catching some form of disease — especially those who aren’t vaccinated.

Tribune News Service

N. Korea reports another disease outbreak amid COVID-19 wave

North Korea has reported the outbreak of another infectious disease in addition to its ongoing wave of COVID-19

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NKorea Faces Infectious Disease Outbreak Amid COVID Battle

North Korea reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic in a farming region on Thursday, putting further strain on the isolated country as it battles chronic food shortages and an unprecedented wave of COVID-19 infections. Leader Kim Jong Un sent medicines to the western port city of Haeju on…

The Times of India

Men’s Health after 40

Being healthy is important for all ages of life. Like women, Man also undergoes changes from childhood. This includes Physical and Hormonal changes. Also Men undergo more stress compare to women during the productive phase of life. Evidence show that this is one of the reason men has shorter lifespan…

The Hindu

U.S. to fund 3 Indian research institutions

It announces $122 million to address challenges posed by infectious diseases

Daily Mirror

Sitting over 8 hours daily can raise heart disease chances by 50%, study warns

A new academic study has found that people who sit for more than eight hours a day could be raising their chances of having a heart attack or stroke by up to 50%

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North Korea reports another infectious disease outbreak amid battle against COVID

Los Angeles Times

Being 'fully vaccinated' but not boosted doesn't help against omicron, study finds

Two shots of COVID-19 vaccine without an additional booster offer essentially no lasting protection against infection with omicron, and a coronavirus infection is as effective as a recent booster shot in preventing a new omicron-fueled illness, researchers reported Wednesday.

Roll Call

FDA panel gives green light to pediatric COVID-19 vaccines - Roll Call

Those under 5 are the last group eligible for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, and shots could go out as soon as next week.

The Independent UK

Anthony Fauci on the Aids crisis, monkeypox, trans rights and his retirement

In an exclusive interview with Io Dodds, Dr Anthony Fauci looks back on his decades-long career in public health

Evening Standard

WHO to look into reports monkeypox could be sexually transmitted disease

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is exploring the possibility if monkeypox could be a sexually transmitted disease, a health official said on Wednesday.

Inverse

A single gene could stump a deadly parasitic infection

New research illuminates how the African sleeping sickness parasite changes form — and how we can speed up its life cycle.

WEKU

Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, but is experiencing mild symptoms

Fauci, the chief medical adviser to President Biden and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tested positive on a rapid antigen test.

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