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Breakthrough discovery could see liver cancer detected by urine test

Disease currently requires surgery, an ultrasound or blood tests for diagnosis

The Independent UK

Glasgow scientists take steps towards world-first urine test for cancer

GLASGOW based scientists have discovered a metabolite never found in mammals before which could pave the way for a urine test to detect a type of…

The National (Scotland)

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

The Independent UK

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Universal Credit claimants with any of these health conditions could be due up to £156 extra every week

If you need help due to an illness, disability or mental health condition you may qualify for extra financial support from DWP.

Daily Record

Victorians warned as streptococcal on rise

Victoria's chief health officer has issued a health warning on invasive group A streptococcal disease following an increase in cases

AAP

China's stretched health system braces for peak in COVID infections

China is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week, a health official said, with authorities predicting extra strain on the country's health system even as they downplay the disease's severity and continue to report no new deaths.

Reuters

In China, people are learning to live with COVID

Only a few weeks ago COVID-19 positive Chinese teacher Yang Zengdong and her husband would probably have ended up in a makeshift quarantine centre with patchy heating, sparse bedding and overwhelmed toilets, but today they are isolating at home.

Reuters

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Scientists take first steps towards urine tests for cancer

Liver cancers currently have to be detected by surgery, ultrasound scans or blood tests

Wales Online

Scientists take first steps towards urine test for cancer

The disease currently requires surgery, an ultrasound or blood tests for diagnosis.

The Independent UK

Repeated head injury may cause degenerative brain disease for people who play sport – juniors and amateurs included

Where there are players and a game to be won, you can expect some “rough and tumble” on the sporting field. But when do the bumps become a problem for players? And what can we do to protect them from traumatic brain injury?

The Conversation

Mum dies after Crohn's disease masked stage four bowel cancer

Emma's battle has inspired Sarah and Nicola to challenge themselves in her memory

Liverpool Echo

2022: The year the pandemic dragged on

Vaccines and boosters weren't enough to protect us from what mutated into the most infectious virus ever known

Salon

Renfrewshire man with rare disease tries to live each day as if it is Christmas

Michael Conway is seeking to raise awareness of Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) this festive period.

Daily Record

Chronic pain: An invisible disease whose sufferers are unfairly stigmatized

Imagine living with pain every day for months, or even years — pain that is so intrusive, it disrupts every day of your life.

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Fortune

A small Chilean rat could be the next step forward for Alzheimer’s research

The Octodon degus, a small Chilean rodent, may have a lot to teach us about Alzheimer’s in humans.

Irish Mirror

Close contacts being informed after teenage girl dies from meningitis in Co Clare

Tributes have been paid to the 16-year-old after her tragic death

Daily Mirror

Diphtheria cases confirmed among asylum seekers at UK hotel - with some needing treatment

The Home Office confirmed a "small number" of diphtheria cases among asylum seekers at an unnamed hotel in the Humber region, with some people needing medical treatment

Daily Mirror

Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden opens up on being body-shamed by a pro dancer

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden, 32, says that she was once called fat by a professional dancer. Amy, who suffers from Crohn's disease explains how her medication can make her put on weight

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Los Angeles Times

Making a salad might be getting more expensive. Could climate change be to blame?

In his nearly four decades of growing lettuce, spinach, kale and other leafy greens in California and Arizona, Tony Alameda has seen plenty of bad years. But lately, he said, there have been many more “noticeably bad” years in a row.

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have read that heart attacks are more common around the holidays. Why does that happen? Is there anything I can do to lower my risk? I currently take blood pressure medication, and heart disease runs in my family.

Bangkok Post

Japan approves simple Alzheimer’s blood test

TOKYO: Japan’s health ministry has approved one of the world’s first blood test kits to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease, paving way for a simpler and speedier diagnosis of the brain-wasting ailment for which a blockbuster therapy is finally on the horizon.

The Times of India

Coronavirus update: China's Covid tsunami could spark a dangerous new variant that infects the world

BEIJING: The tsunami of Covid-19 that’s taking hold across China is spurring concern that a dangerous new virus variant could emerge for the first time in more than a year, just as genetic sequencing to catch such a threat is dwindling.

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

Reuters

Analysis-How accurate are China's COVID-19 death numbers?

China's narrow criteria for identifying deaths caused by COVID-19 will underestimate the true toll of the pandemic's current wave there and could make it harder to communicate the best ways for people to protect themselves, foreign health experts warn.

ABC News

Researchers find signs of Alzheimer's disease in dolphins

Researchers in Scotland have found dolphins with classic markers of Alzheimer's disease in their brains, potentially pointing to the reason the animals became stranded.

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