20 h. ago Second person dies after eating broccoli sandwiches amid botulism outbreak

Authorities in Italy are investigating an outbreak of the deadly disease linked to a food truck

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42 h. ago Major pancreatic cancer breakthrough as experts pinpoint common habit that triggers the deadly disease

American researchers have found a potential new way to prevent alcohol from triggering deadly pancreatic cancer

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50 h. ago 'I was left seriously ill on holiday with deadly disease after touching a cat'

Alysha, 26, has warned other people of the dangers after the cat left her unconscious on an IV drip needing urgent care

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4 d. ago Hannah barely drank and walked 10,000 steps a day. But she turned out to have a near

When Hannah Fewtrell found herself, at the age of 49, constantly exhausted with low mood - shadows etched beneath her eyes, no matter how much she slept - she put it down to the menopause.

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8 d. ago What is Legionnaires’ disease? The symptoms of the potentially deadly disease to watch for

Older people and those with chronic lung conditions particularly at risk

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3 w. ago Disgusted locals living nightmare as 'blood red' gunge rains down from giant incinerator used to cremate zoo animals and beached whales

Campaigners are demanding a factory causing a 'gut-wrenching stench' in a city centre by burning diseased and dead animals be closed down.

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4 w. ago Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violence, are increasingly vulnerable to deadly infectious diseases as vaccinations in the country plummet.In 2022, more than 90% of young children in Sudan received their routine vaccinations. But that figure has nearly halved to 48%, the lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Dad dies after being bitten by bat as he tried to free it from his home

A family was left devastated after a dad-of-two contracted a deadly disease similar to rabies when he was bitten by a rabid bat as he tried to remove it from his home

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