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New Covid variant sparking warning as cases soar
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Scientists are sounding the alarm over a new Covid variant that’s driving up hospitalisation rates across the UK ahead of summer. KP.3 ...
TV star Peter McPherson reveals HIV diagnosis in new interview
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Hollyoaks actor Peter McPherson has opened up on his HIV diagnosis (Picture: Channel 4) Hollyoaks star Peter McPherson has revealed his HIV diagnosis in an ...
Cornwall woman’s hopes for brain tumours breakthrough
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Image source, Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence Image caption, Jayne Sweeney, with husband Mark, is living with neurofibromatosis 2 Article information ...
Heart muscle can undergo Dr Who-style regeneration thanks to shockwave therapy, study finds blood pumped by heart increased by 11 per cent after treatment
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Applying gentle shockwaves could get heart muscle working again following bypass operations, new studies suggest. Doctors in Austria have successfully regenerated cardiac ...
Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants
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Image source, Elodie Freymann Image caption, The researchers observed the chimps to see what they sought out to eat Article information Wild ...
HIV drugs ritonavir and lopinavir trialled in people with neurofibromatosis 2 brain tumours | Science & Tech News
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In half of NF2 cases, the faulty gene is passed from mother to child, but in others cases the gene appears to ...
‘Fatal’ £10 drugs crisis young lads are falling victim to on Liverpool streets
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“This young lad was subdued, tired and sleepy with blue lips.” Robbie Dreha is recalling one of the many incidents in which ...
New heart failure risk sign you may notice when cooking – and many are unaware of it
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A study has found a strong link between loss of sense of smell and heart failure, the single biggest cause of death ...
Mum diagnosed with incurable disease after months of ‘severe tingling’
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A mum who felt as if she was “plugged into the mains” has been diagnosed with an incurable disease after months of ...
Early Ovary Removal Linked to Reduced Brain White Matter Integrity
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Summary: Women who undergo ovary removal before menopause, especially before age 40, show reduced white matter integrity in their brains later in ...
