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National park begins winter drive to edge closer to 100,000 tree planting target

It is also hoped to restore ‘majestic’ English elms to the land destroyed by disease by planting 400 new disease-resistant elm trees.

The Independent UK

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

Kidney disease advocates are calling for earlier treatment, increased research and more organ transplants to end Australia's dependence on outdated dialysis.

AAP

Researchers hit ‘major milestone’ in mapping cells of the human body

Experts have profiled more than 100 million cells from more than 10,000 people across the world.

Evening Standard

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What is COPD and what are the symptoms?

Every winter, GP surgeries and hospitals see an increase in visits from people with respiratory conditions.

The Independent UK

FDA’s nutrition goals similar to Kennedy’s, experts say - Roll Call

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone so far as to suggest that the Food and Drug Administration should eliminate its nutrition operations.

Roll Call

Transplanting insulin-making cells to treat Type 1 diabetes is challenging − but stem cells offer a potential improvement

Diabetes develops when the body fails to manage its blood glucose levels. One form of diabetes causes the body to not produce insulin at all. Called Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, this autoimmune disease happens when the body’s defense system mistakes its own insulin-producing cells as foreign and kills them.…

The Conversation

Pakistan Reports 50 Polio Cases, Struggles With Eradication Efforts

Pakistan struggles with 50 polio cases this year, facing challenges in eradicating the disease. Urgent efforts needed to ensure healthcare worker safety.

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Steph Houghton on husband's motor neurone disease battle

Steph Houghton has written a memoir of her career in which she talks about husband Stephen Darby's battle with motor neurone disease.

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Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year

Officials say Pakistan has detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year

The Independent UK

AI urine analysis predicts infection in lung disease patients a week in advance

The technology could help personalise treatment and prevent hospitalisations, academics said.

Evening Standard

Dismissive Doctors, Crowded Clinics and Memory Loss

South Los Angeles pastor is demanding better for herself and others with dementia.

Capital & Main

Care assistant with breast cancer had ‘inappropriate’ surgeries – inquest told

Disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson said it was ‘nonsense’ that an open breast biopsy and double mastectomy performed on a patient were unnecessary.

Evening Standard

Kidney Disease Leader Travere Therapeutics Pulls Back To Key Level

Kidney disease leader Travere Therapeutics is pulling back to a key support level on the stock market today.

Investors Business Daily

'Like a reset button on a computer': Designer cells 'reboot' immune system in 3 different autoimmune diseases

A small trial used designer CAR T cells to reboot the immune systems of patients with three autoimmune diseases, but it's still too early to say whether the treatment works in the long term.

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Sex and the City star Kristin Davis mourns late father

'Sex and the City' actress Kristin Davis has paid tribute to her late father, professor and researcher Tom Atkinson, after he passed away following a decade-long battle with Parkinson's disease.

International Business Times

Urban Mosquito Sparks Malaria Surge In East Africa

The spread of a mosquito in East Africa that thrives in urban areas and is immune to insecticide is fuelling a surge in malaria that could reverse decades of progress against the disease, experts say.

The Independent UK

Doctors worry about RFK Jr’s anti-Ozempic stance (and many of his other views)

Experts have argued Kennedy’s insistence that food reform would cure obesity and chronic disease is an oversimplification

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Poland Urges Polio Vaccinations For Children After Virus Detection

Poland issues polio vaccination call after virus discovery in sewage. Efforts to prevent disease resurgence ongoing.

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The Independent UK

Michael J Fox makes sad admission about Parkinson’s diagnosis: ‘It’s hard for me’

‘I gotta keep it intact,’ said the star when talking about his sense of humour

The Conversation

What is ‘doll therapy’ for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

The way people living with dementia experience the world can change as the disease progresses. Their sense of reality or place in time can become distorted, which can cause agitation and distress.

The Guardian - UK

Rugby codes unite in fight against motor neurone disease

The 745 Game honours the late Rob Burrow and Doddie Weir as well as Ed Slater, who was diagnosed in 2022

The Guardian - UK

A vital health check is bypassing the people most in need

Letter: Take the ‘midlife MOT’ to the people, especially those in deprived and ethnic-minority communities, who are more likely to develop heart disease, writes Dr Jahangir Alom

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Health: New type of blood test could identify children at risk of diabetes

Scientists have developed a novel blood test that uses lipids to identify children who are more susceptible to obesity-related problems, such as liver and heart disease. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Indigenous peoples, impacted by climate change, raise alarm about the planet at COP29

They share stories of rising seas, burning trees, contaminated water and disease. But they also come ready to discuss solutions, sharing work their communities are doing to help confront a major threat to life on Earth: climate change.

International Business Times UK

Bela Karolyi, Gymnastics Coach Who 'Starved And Slapped Gymnasts,' Dies After Alzheimer's Battle

Bela Karolyi, the renowned yet controversial gymnastics coach accused of abusing gymnasts through starvation and physical punishment, has died at 82 following a battle with Alzheimer's disease.

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