Chloe Aslett BBC News, Yorkshire Anna Cieslik Beatrice, 5, was diagnosed with Batten disease at the age of 3 The mum of a five-year-old girl with a terminal genetic disorder has said her daughter’s health is likely to deteriorate quickly if the NHS removes provision of the vital drug which is “keeping her doing”. Two … Read more
A view of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Bengaluru where facilities are offered for treatment for rare diseases. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Several families of children suffering from rare diseases and patient advocacy groups (PAGs) have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to remove the … Read more
Buildings are enveloped in smog due to air pollution in Delhi, India, November 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Air pollution is one of the aggravating factors for respiratory diseases, however, there is no conclusive data available in the country to establish a direct correlation between any disease caused exclusively by air pollution, MoS for … Read more
More than 130,000 people in England will be offered free workplace health checks in the next six months under a new initiative to try and prevent heart disease. From September, employees in several sectors including building and hospitality will be able to access quick assessments that will determine their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), … Read more
PA Media A new vaccination programme aimed at protecting newborn babies and older adults against a dangerous respiratory disease is now being rolled out in Scotland. The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunisation programme begins on Monday morning, and will be offered in the other UK nations from September. RSV is common and highly infectious. It … Read more
Melbourne: Last week, two big names in the artificial intelligence (AI) and wellness industries announced a collaboration to develop a “customised, hyper-personalised AI health coach that will be available as a mobile app” to “reverse the trend lines on chronic diseases“. Sam Altman (head of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT) and Arianna Huffington (a former media … Read more
5 hours ago By Jim Scott, BBC News, North East and Cumbria BBC Chemie-Leigh Lewis says Grayson is generally a “happy” child The mother of the “only person in the UK” living with the rare and fatal condition Arts Syndrome said she had to fight for “life-changing” medication for her baby son. Chemie-Leigh Lewis, from Houghton-le-Spring on … Read more
11 minutes ago James Gallagher,Health and science correspondent, @JamesTGallagher Lauren Golightly Lauren Golightly has Crohn’s Disease, a type of IBD A major cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been discovered by UK scientists. They found a weak spot in our DNA that is present in 95% of people with the disease. It makes it … Read more
John Jennings may have inherited a gene from his mother that could trigger early-onset of the condition. Source link
The parents of two young boys were diagnosed with cancer within days of each other. Source link