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The symptoms to look for as whooping cough cases soar in the US

Preliminary data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention indicates there have been twice as many cases this year, compared to last year

The Independent UK

Footballer who comforted Glenn Hoddle during heart attack to run London Marathon

Steve Sidwell will run the London Marathon in support of the British Heart Foundation, as well as the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Evening Standard

Measles could become endemic again within 20 years, study warns

If vaccination rates don't pick up, says study, measles and other diseases "could become household names again."

Fortune

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Pope Francis’ death right after Easter sounds miraculous – but patients and caregivers often work together to delay dying

On the morning of Easter Monday, after his final public address the day prior, Pope Francis died at age 88, closing 12 years of leading the Catholic Church. He joins the phenomena of people “holding on” until after an anticipated date or event, such as the holidays or a birthday,…

The Conversation

Rats the ‘size of dachshunds’ terrify Birmingham residents as bin strike prompts fear of surge in rodent-borne diseases

Union officials have said the end of the bin strikes are in ‘touching distance’ after a seven-week standoff

The Independent UK

La Crosse virus disease: The rare mosquito-borne illness that causes deadly brain inflammation

Disease name: La Crosse virus disease

LiveScience

Prepping for diseases from melting ice

As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare

Salon

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Beating malaria: what can be done with shrinking funds and rising threats

Healthcare in Africa faces a perfect storm: high rates of infectious diseases like malaria and HIV, a rise in non-communicable diseases, and dwindling foreign aid.

The Conversation

Loss of empathy is a key problem in people with frontotemporal dementia – our research shows what’s happening in the brain

Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with the condition. A year later, it was revealed that US chat show host Wendy Williams had also been diagnosed with the condition.

The Conversation

A golden era for personalized medicine is approaching, but are we ready?

If there’s a disease that seems to run in your family, if you’ve had a negative reaction to a drug or wondered why a standard treatment didn’t work on you, the answers may lie in your genes.

The Conversation

Parasitic worm raises risk of cervical cancer, study finds

A parasitic worm may raise the risk of cervical cancer through several mechanisms, scientists have found, although HPV remains the primary driver behind the disease.

LiveScience

Cancer: Facts about the diseases that cause out-of-control cell growth

Learn facts about cancer, in which abnormal cell growth destroys healthy body tissues.

LiveScience

Here’s the data the NIH can collect from your medical history for its ‘autism database’

The NIH is planning to gather medical data to support its renewed autism study

The Independent UK

Will Florida Teens With Sexually Transmitted Diseases Have To Tell Their Parents Before They Can Get Treatment?

These bills would require exactly that—and a lot more.

Reason

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The Independent UK

‘I spent five days in hospital’: Surge in swimmers falling ill from polluted UK waters

Diseases such as dysentry and Weil’s disease have led to swimmers and surfers becoming seriously unwell

Evening Standard

Duchess of York visits young cancer patients in hospital

The duchess, along with her daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, visited the the University College Hospital in London on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

The supplement that could prevent a birth defect affecting 13 UK babies every day

Groundbreaking new research has big implications for heart disease in babies

Evening Standard

Low iron in pregnancy linked to newborn heart disease in ‘gamechanger’ discovery

This is the first time anaemia in the early stages of pregnancy has been identified as an issue.

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Patients With Leprosy Face Lasting Stigma In Ethiopia

Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy -- a disease that still affects thousands in Ethiopia -- he also lost his family.

The Independent UK

New blood test trial offers ‘exciting new era in cancer detection’

The laboratory will house leading scientists conducting ‘cutting-edge’ research and could be used in the NHS

Latin Times

Study Predicts Tens Of Millions Of Deaths If Trump Admin Pulls Funding For Overseas Disease Treatment Programs

A paper published as part of a project called Preprints with The Lancet models some 25 million additional deaths from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other diseases as a result of the U.S. pulling funding from disease prevention programs

PC Gamer

How to cure vampirism in Oblivion or become a vampire on purpose for the nighttime buffs

Quickly rid yourself of Porphyric Hemophilia or cure yourself of full-blown vampirism.

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Tina Knowles had breast cancer

Tina Knowles has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year but is now free of the disease.

The Texas Tribune

Nearly 650 measles cases reported in Texas. Track the spread here.

Collin County has reported its first measles case, but it is not yet considered part of the ongoing outbreak from West Texas.

The Conversation

Smart brain implants are helping people with Parkinson’s and other disorders

Although the brain is our most complex organ, the ways to treat it have historically been rather simple. Typically, surgeons lesioned (damaged) a structure or a pathway in the hope that this would “correct the imbalance” that led to the disease. Candidate structures for lesioning were usually found by trial…

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