35 h. ago Swab test can identify children with potentially deadly heart condition, study finds

Research shows arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy can be detected up to five years before diagnosis by other meansA simple cheek-swab test can identify children with a potentially deadly heart condition, five years before they would normally be diagnosed, research has found.Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), which is typically genetic, is responsible for more than 10% of sudden cardiac deaths in children. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Heart conditions picked up 'within seconds' using new device

Experts are hailing this use of AI as a 'real game-changer' for diagnosing heart conditions

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3 d. ago 'I knew time was running out to see my family's faces and I needed to make memories while I still could'

Dave Steele was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition which has no treatment, no cure. His world fell apart, until something incredible happened

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3 d. ago Tragic little girl sent home from A&E before dying three hours later

Shanieka Green says she repeatedly told doctors that her daughter had sickle cell disease – but claims medics failed to link the condition to her symptoms and instead wrongly diagnosed her with gastroenteritis.

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7 d. ago Corrie's Lisa star Vicky Myers had heartbreaking realisation in shock cancer battle

Long before starring in Corrie as the beloved Lisa Swain, Vicky Myers faced the fight of a lifetime when she was diagnosed with skin cancer. The condition made her think twice.

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7 d. ago Ovarian cancer blood test can detect disease early, study suggests

Test that uses machine learning to find signs of the disease in blood could significantly improve patient outcomesScientists have developed a simple blood test to spot ovarian cancer early that could “significantly improve” outcomes for women with the disease.More than 300,000 women, mostly over the age of 50, are diagnosed worldwide each year, according to the World Cancer Research Fund. Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed late, which makes treating the condition more difficult. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Netflix's Hostage star says parents were 'warned' years before health diagnosis

Julie Delpy, who stars in Netflix's upcoming thriller Hostage, has spoken out about her late ADHD diagnosis, years after her parents were first warned about her potential condition

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9 d. ago My OCD was spiralling out of control – and I set off to visit all 195 countries

Cameron Mofid was 20 when his mental health worsened during Covid. In need of a distraction, he began scrolling travel sites, and realised there was an extraordinary record he could potentially break. His journey would change everythingIn May 2020, a month into the first Covid lockdown in Miami, Florida, 20-year-old student Cameron Mofid found his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) beginning to spiral out of control. “I was first diagnosed with the condition when I was 12. It produces obsessive thoughts that drive compulsions like washing hands, tapping or endlessly replaying conversations. When I was alone in the apartment with nowhere to go during Covid, those intrusive thoughts got much worse,” he says. “It can become paralysing being stuck in a mental loop. It was worrying and I felt like I really needed to get out of my head and that space.”With nothing else to do, Mofid began searching through travel destinations on his laptop, hoping for a near future where borders would reo...

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1 week ago Diabetes smartphone test could diagnose condition in under 10 minutes

The creators of the world-first app at diagnostics company PocDoc say the test could also save the NHS billions

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1 week ago 'I got scared when I googled it' – Michael Smith diagnosed with 'severe' condition

Michael Smith has fallen to 21st in the rankings after struggling with a series of health problems, but the 34-year-old ex-world champion is determined to return to the top

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1 week ago Doctors pinpoint subtle sign of deadly neurological disease that kills thousands

Multiple sclerosis could be diagnosed over a decade earlier following intriguing new research which found signs of the condition develop 15 years before diagnosis.

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2 w. ago Man cured of deadly disease suffered by millions of Americans in first

A 42-year-old man living in Sweden was diagnosed with a potentially deadly condition at just five years old. But a pioneering, first-of-its-kind procedure has cured him after just three months.

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2 w. ago Evil mum 'stole' son's blood and left starving kids naked outside in house of horrors

Jordan Borders, 34, was sentenced to 39 years in prison last week after she was convicted of torturing her three children. She had diagnosed them with fake medical conditions

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2 w. ago Michael Barrymore diagnosed with deadly conditon after having stroke

The 73-year-old TV presenter has been warned he faces a high risk of death or serious injury

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2 w. ago EastEnders' Colin Salmon gives health update on wife after devastating illness

EastEnders star Colin Salmon, who plays George Knight, has given an update on his wife after she was diagnosed with a rare health condition prior to him joining the BBC soap

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2 w. ago Boy, 12, with rare genetic skin disorder can now play football after breakthrough medical trial

Gabrielius Misurenkovas can finally play football with his friends after being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition as a baby

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2 w. ago 'My baby was born with a fatal illness but a tiny umbrella saved his life'

Little Toby Wornham was diagnosed with an extremely rare life-threatening condition while still in his mother's womb, and was only saved thanks to a pioneering treatment

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2 w. ago Donald Trump health fears as White House breaks silence on doctor visit

The White House has given an update on Donald Trump's health after the President was diagnosed with a chronic vein condition in July - but said "no changes" have been made to his lifestyle

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3 w. ago 'It's heartbreaking watching her change... we thought we'd have more time'

Mylah Algaradi, three, was diagnosed at birth with a rare and debilitating condition

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3 w. ago Surrey woman with two vaginas horrified as two fellas turn up on Hinge and Tinder dates

Annie Charlotte has a condition called uterus didelphys which was diagnosed at the age of eighteen and a decade on, she's still trying to understand what it means for her.

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