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Teaching assistant diagnosed with bowel cancer at 22 reveals three symptoms people of all ages should know

Cambridgeshire teaching assistant Sophie Anderson was just 22 when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer after first showing symptoms at the age of 18

The Independent UK

Brickbat: You Deserve a Break Today

Australian officials have fined an Indonesian traveler $2,664 (about $1,874 U.S.) for not declaring two sausage-and-egg McMuffins and a ham croissant when entering the country. A security dog sniffed out the contraband at Darwin International Airport. The food was scheduled to be tested for foot-and-mouth disease and then destroyed.

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Woman forced to put down five dogs after becoming first in UK to be diagnosed with ultra-rare disease

Wendy Hayes, 61, was left with no choice but to euthanise her pets after they contracted Brucella canis

The Independent UK

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Southern Hemisphere to Get First mRNA Vaccine Facility

Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will open an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in the Australian city of Melbourne, a first for the southern hemisphere. The project will be based at one of Australia's largest universities, Monash, and will produce 100 million vaccine doses a year for Covid-19,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The hidden health issue that can take years off city centre residents' lives

A lack of good quality sleep can disrupt our internal body clock

Manchester Evening News

Snorers could be entitled to £156 monthly benefit

Although snoring can be common, for some it is a serious condition

Liverpool Echo

With many Ky. counties at high COVID-19 level, governor hopes for plateau in new cases

The vast majority of Kentucky counties remain at medium or high COVID-19 community levels under the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest update, but with a growing number of counties at low levels, it could mean the upsurge in cases is cresting in the Bluegrass State.

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Government urged to classify Covid as an occupational disease

TUC calls on Department for Work and Pensions to make move to help workers access key benefits

The Guardian - UK

Heartbroken woman had to put down her five dogs as she's first in UK to contract ultra rare disease

Wendy Hayes had to euthanise her beloved pets after they contracted Brucella canis from a Belarusian rescue dog she was fostering

Daily Record

'Fluorescent probe could be used to monitor how cancer patients respond to treatment'

The researchers say a fluorescent probe can track how tumours are responding to the drugs, which work by harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight disease

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh cyclist diagnosed with MND helps raise more than £50,000 for My Name'5 Doddie

A 34-YEAR-OLD author and wine expert from Edinburgh who was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND) has completed a 265 mile cycling challenge…

The National (Scotland)

Heartbroken woman has to have her five dogs put to sleep after becoming first in UK to contract rare disease

Wendy Hayes was left with no choice

Wales Online

Woman has to put down all five dogs as she's first in UK to contract ultra rare disease

Stoke-on-Trent grandmother Wendy Hayes explained she still has guilt about having to put down her five family dogs after a rescue dog was carrying a rare infectious disease

Daily Mirror

Why it's important to tell people that monkeypox is predominately affecting gay and bisexual men

Monkeypox virus, or MPXV, is an emerging threat to public health. The World Health Organization recently declared the current outbreak a global public health emergency.

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Inverse

Wastewater surveillance tracked Covid-19. Can it work for monkeypox?

Researchers have used our wastewater to track the Covid-19 pandemic and other infectious diseases.

The Independent UK

Covid warning over symptom of new strain that affects sufferers at night

‘Isn’t that strange?’ scientist says as he shares different disease caused by BA.5

Daily Mirror

Is it Covid or Lyme disease? Key symptom to spot as infections cause similar signs

Despite being two completely different illnesses, Covid and Lyme disease produce similar symptoms. With tick season in swing, many may think their fever-like sickness is caused by Covid

The Independent UK

Johnson announces dementia mission in memory of Dame Barbara Windsor

The Carry on and EastEnders star campaigned to raise awareness after being diagnosed with the disease.

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Evening Standard

Drug that can delay prostate cancer for a year approved

The drug could be available to men before the end of this year

Daily Mirror

Mum says son 'would have died for nothing' if she had listened to doctors

Doctors predicted William Verden, who has a rare kidney disease as well as autism and ADHD, would not live to adulthood - but now his mum Amy McLennan says he has a chance at last

ABC News

Farmers concerned at potential foot-and-mouth spread as Australia and Indonesia tackle outbreak

Farmers and authorities in Indonesia are working hard to contain the spread of foot and mouth disease, while the Australian government has committed millions of dollars towards biosecurity measures to tackle the outbreak.

Manchester Evening News

'Cancer goes undetected because it's linked to going to the loo at night'

“We need to emphasise that prostate cancer can be a silent or asymptomatic disease, particularly in its curable stage. Waiting out for urinary symptoms may mean missing opportunities to catch the disease when it’s treatable"

Los Angeles Times

Biggest polio threat in years sparks alarms from New York to California

LOS ANGELES — Delays in getting children vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic and antivaccination sentiment in general may be fueling the most serious threat of polio in the U.S. in years, raising alarms from New York to California.

Chronicle Live

DWP: Thousands claiming Attendance Allowance could be due a benefits windfall due to under-payments

A National Audit Office report suggest thousands could be due extra money from the DWP.

Daily Mirror

Mum's 'whole world collapsed' as 'ferocious' cancer returned 15 years after diagnosis

Lisa Adam, from North Ayrshire, recovered from cervical cancer in 2005 but then in 2020 was diagnosed with gynaecological cancer - and she says it will be "a miracle" if treatment gets rid of the disease

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