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Wife's desperate plea to find missing man

The wife of an elderly man with Alzheimer's disease missing in Sydney's north for more than two days has made an emotional plea to the public for help.

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China's vast countryside in rush to bolster COVID defences

China's thinly resourced countryside is racing to beef up medical facilities before millions of factory workers return home for the Lunar New Year holiday next month from cities where COVID-19 is surging.

Reuters

CDC reinstates COVID-19 testing for flights from China

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will again require airline passengers traveling from China to show a negative COVID-19 test amid a surge in cases after mass protests prompted the Chinese government to relax some draconian containment measures.

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How a scrappy African startup could forever change the world of vaccines

Afrigen is the linchpin of global project to use mRNA technology to empower low-resource countries to make their own vaccines against killer diseases from TB to HIV. What will it take to succeed?

WEKU

Woman arrested on suspicion of neglect over child death linked to Strep A

The 33-year-old was arrested by Dyfed-Powys Police on December 23, according to the BBC.

The Independent UK

Jordan Henderson and Liverpool players send messages to Jay Spearing after U18s coach reveals rare diagnosis

Jay Spearing spent Christmas in hospital after being diagnosed with a rare disease

Liverpool Echo

The Uncounted: People of Color Are Dying at Much Higher Rates Than COVID Data Suggest

Death data hides the true toll of the pandemic on Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous people.

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Addison's disease symptoms as Liverpool coach Jay Spearing's body 'shuts down'

A full list of the signs and symptoms to look out for after midfielder shared his diagnosis

Liverpool Echo

New Biomarker Test Can Identify Alzheimer's Neurodegeneration In Blood: Study

A team of neuroscientists led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researcher developed a blood test to detect a new marker of Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

DWP PIP claimants with certain health conditions could receive £627 a month

The recent data shared by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shown that there has been a rise in people receiving Personal Independent Payments (PIP) across the UK.

Glasgow Live

Mum told she has incurable cancer after putting signs down to being busy working parent

Alex Jamieson, 39, was told she was expected to have just 14 months left to live when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer after initially suspecting she had Crohn's disease.

Edinburgh Live

Maureen McGovern opens up about living with Alzheimer’s disease: ‘You just go one day at a time’

‘Every day is a day to make it better,’ singer said

The Independent UK

NHS on course to eliminate hepatitis C five years ahead of global targets

A pioneering drug campaign to find and help people at risk has been key to the success, health chiefs have said

The Independent UK

China to Drop Outbound Travel Restrictions With End of ‘Zero Covid’

Beijing will resume processing passport applications and issuing Hong Kong visas in January, when it will downgrade Covid-19’s infectious disease classification

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The Independent UK

New blood test developed to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease

‘A blood test is cheaper, safer and easier to administer, and it can improve clinical confidence in diagnosing Alzheimer’s’

Bangkok Post

‘Brain-eating amoeba’ not contagious, says DDC

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said a brain disease caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as "brain-eating amoeba", is not contagious between people.

Bangkok Post

Yellow-band disease ravaging Thailand's coral reefs

BAN KO SAMAESAN, Chon Buri: Underneath the calm turquoise waters off eastern Thailand, a rapidly spreading disease is killing corals over vast stretches of the sea floor, and scientists fear it may be getting worse because of climate change.

Daily Mirror

Hepatitis C set to be wiped out of England by 2025 with NHS 'leading the world'

A pioneering drug deal and a strong effort to find people at risk has helped to cut the numbers of deaths caused by Hepatitis C, with NHS England currently five years ahead of global targets

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NHS on track to eliminate Hepatitis C by 2025 - health chiefs

Pioneering drug deal and campaign targeting those at risk will 'dramatically' cut deaths five years ahead of global targets

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end?

The U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel migrants seeking asylum since the pandemic began

The Texas Tribune

Jennifer Shuford named commissioner of Texas public health agency

The infectious disease doctor has been at the helm of the department in an interim capacity since the fall, replacing longtime commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt following his retirement.

The Conversation

How to protect yourself against bushfire smoke this summer

It’s bushfire season. So you might be wondering about the best way to protect yourself from the health impacts of smoke.

Liverpool Echo

Jay Spearing reveals disease diagnosis after Liverpool U18s coach spends Christmas in hospital

Liverpool academy graduate Jay Spearing's attention was dramatically turned away from football over the festive period after he underwent blood tests on Christmas Eve

Nottingham Post

People with any of these health conditions could be entitled to £627 a month in PIP payments

Below are the main disability categories, the umbrella term by which a total of 547 other conditions fall under

The Independent UK

14 symptoms of pancreatic cancer you’re most likely to ignore

A pancreatic Cancer UK specialist nurse outlines easy-to-ignore signs of the disease

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