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Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California

LOS ANGELES — As highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to fuel a new coronavirus wave, there is growing concern about long COVID, in which symptoms or increased risk of illness can persist for months or even years.

Los Angeles Times

Ashley Judd says she can ‘understand’ mother Naomi Judd was in ‘pain’ prior to her death

The 54-year-old actor said she hopes her mother “let go of any guilt or shame” about her parenting when she died

The Independent UK

Government to use smallpox vaccine on people 'at risk' to fight monkeypox outbreak

People considered to be at high risk of the disease will be eligible for the vaccine

Dublin Live

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Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step -- not a reason for panic

Countries that are members of the United Nations are obligated to report cases of unusual diseases that have the potential to become global health threats. In May 2022, more than a dozen countries in Europe, the Americas and other regions of the world that had never before had cases of…

The Conversation

British agencies secure funds to develop standard monkeypox tools

CEPI allocated $375,000 just a few days after the WHO declared the disease a global health emergency.

Al Jazeera

Emotional scenes as Charlie Bird hands over two cheques totalling €3.3m to charity in special ceremony after huge fundraising campaign

Tens of thousands of people also took part in almost two hundred separate Climb with Charlie fundraisers across Ireland, the US, South Africa, Australia and Spain

Irish Mirror

Monkeypox case reported at Cook County Jail

Health officials believe the risk to the general population and staff at the jail is low based on how the disease is transmitted.

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Shania Twain recalls horror Lyme disease blackouts on stage as voice changed ‘forever’

Shania Twain has described the frightening experience of contracting Lyme disease while horseback riding in 2003 in the new Netflix documentary Not Just a Girl

Daily Mirror

Riddle Of Why Men Die Earlier Than Women Potentially Solved By New Study

Women have two X chromosomes, while men have an X and a Y.

Zenger

RTE broadcaster Charlie Bird hails 'most remarkable day' as he presents €3m cheque to charities

Charlie Bird presented two cheques totalling €3,376,000 to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta following the unprecedented Climb with Charlie Campaign.

Dublin Live

The sign on your ankles that could indicate heart disease

There are several signs and symptoms which can indicate the early presence of the disease

Irish Mirror

Where did monkeypox come from?

As of 21 July 2022, there are 2,208 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the UK

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: How is it different from chickenpox?

Although the two diseases share many symptoms, there are several key differences

The Independent UK

How worried should you be about monkeypox?

More than 2,208 cases of rare tropical virus now confirmed in UK

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The Conversation

How the omicron subvariant BA.5 became a master of disguise – and what it means for the current COVID-19 surge

The omicron subvariant known as BA.5 was first detected in South Africa in February 2022 and spread rapidly throughout the world. As of the second week of July 2022, BA.5 constituted nearly 80% of COVID-19 variants in the United States.

Daily Record

‘Silent killer’ Multi-million pound award for Dundee experts to beat deadly disease

Lethal Chagas Disease can kill victims who may never know they have been infected.

Daily Mirror

What happened to Shania Twain's voice? How Lyme disease almost ended her career

Country music icon Shania Twain's new career-spanning documentary is set to premiere on Netflix. However, there was a time when illness almost ended her singing career

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh health expert Devi Sridhar on who should be worried about monkeypox

The virologist specialist has backed the move by the World Health Organization and has said that those most at risk from the virus - men having sex with men - should be offered vaccines.

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Therese Raphael: Why the WHO wants everyone to wake up about monkeypox

The World Health Organization had a hard time deciding whether to label monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) or not. That’s a rare designation, given to COVID-19 and a handful of other diseases such as swine flu in 2009, polio in 2014 and Ebola (twice). It carries…

The Independent UK

300,000 people suffering from potentially fatal heart disease ‘with third unaware of it’

Condition often remains silent and symptoms only emerge when disease is already advanced

Tribune News Service

Parents become drug developers to save their children’s lives

Maggie Carmichael wasn’t developing like other kids. As a toddler, she wasn’t walking and had a limited vocabulary for her age.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn’s medical school formalizes its partnership with HBCUs in pursuit of greater diversity

PHILADELPHIA — Aspiring doctor Danielle Johnson is spending her summer at the University of Pennsylvania, researching how to get more people of color to participate in clinical trials aimed at improving treatment of heart disease so they are proportionately represented.

Chronicle Live

'Covid hangover' of pandemic drinking could see 25,000 extra deaths - and will hit the North East hardest

People turning to the bottle during the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a huge spike in alcohol-related illness and death according to two shocking reports.

The Conversation

Yes, wash your shoes at the airport – but we can do more to stop foot-and-mouth disease ravaging Australia

Passengers arriving in Australia from Indonesia will be directed to wash their shoes after the federal government ramped up efforts to prevent foot-and-mouth disease entering the country.

ABC News

NSW Agriculture Minister calls for all travellers returning from Bali to have bags checked

An MP says current foot-and-mouth control methods are simply not good enough as stories emerge of travellers cruising through customs, even after declaring things, and not having bags checked.

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