25 h. ago 'Kind and generous' mum, 21, found dead after inhaling laughing gas with chest infection

Young mum Kira Booth, 21, was discovered lifeless in her Burnley flat by her support worker in November last year - after she did laughing gas whilst battling a chest infection

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5 d. ago Woman with 'chest infection' told she'd be 'dead by Christmas'

Beth Harris had a persistent cough

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5 d. ago Girl, 5, who found laughing and sneezing painful diagnosed with ultra

Rosie's parents were told their daughter's prognosis was nine to 12 months

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5 d. ago Girl, 5, found laughing and sneezing painful diagnosed with ultra

Rosie's parents were told their daughter's prognosis was nine to 12 months

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7 d. ago Michael Bolton emotionally breaks his silence about aggressive brain cancer battle

The singer was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, in December 2023 and was required to undergo 'immediate surgery.'

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7 d. ago Scientists use live human brain tissue to speed up hunt for dementia cure

Exclusive: British team exposed live cells to toxic proteins to gather rare insight into how dementia developsScientists have used living human brain tissue to mimic the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, in a breakthrough that will accelerate the hunt for a cure.In a world first, a British team successfully exposed healthy brain tissue from living NHS patients to a toxic form of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s – taken from patients who died from the disease – to show how it damages connections between brain cells in real time. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago NHS leaving some patients with rare diseases to ‘fall through the cracks’, damning report finds

People with certain diseases are being left behind, report finds

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8 d. ago NHS letting some patients ‘fall through the cracks’ as government urged to do more

People with certain diseases are being left behind, report finds

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1 week ago Letter from the Pope gave Renfrew man 'hope' to fight rare genetic brain disease

Michael Conway paid tribute as he revealed a special connection with the late Pope Francis which gave him hope to fight Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).

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2 w. ago Linwood hero set to tackle ninth Kiltwalk in a row in honour of older brother

Mariya Javed has been doing her bit to support research into the rare brain condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM) which claimed her brother Ahmar’s life when he was just 13.

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2 w. ago I have rare brain condition that means I'm 'severed' like characters from hit Apple TV show

In the show Severance, people get brain surgery to split their memories between work and their personal life. But there's a real-life brain condition that's similar to this fictional procedure.

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3 w. ago Two dead, another infected, as rare brain disease reported in one Oregon county

Three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, which causes sponge-like holes to develop in the brain, have been found in Hood River County

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3 w. ago Australia's Next Top Model star Lucy Markovic dies aged 27 after rare brain condition

Laura Markovic, who rose to fame on Australia's Next Top Model, has died at the age of 27 after a long battle with a rare brain condition, her management firm have confirmed.

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3 w. ago Next Top Model star dies aged 27 after heartbreaking battle with rare brain condition

Lucy Markovic, who shot to fame on Australia's Next Top Model and modelled for the likes of Versace, has tragically died aged just 27 after her diagnosis with the brain condition

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3 w. ago Lucy Markovic dead: Australia's Next Top Model star, 27, dies after rare brain condition

A model who found fame on Australia's Next Top Model back in 2015 has died following a battle against a rare brain condition

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last month Alarming surge in deadly food poisoning linked to four lunch favourites, health experts warn

In a fresh report analysing UK infectious disease trends, the UKHSA warned that awareness of 'high-risk products' for listeria and STEC was now 'essential'.

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