Newscrate logo

Browse the latest disease news online for free

Search results for "disease"

Widow who watched husband with MND take own life in Swiss clinic backs assisted dying bill after being diagnosed with same disease
Widow who watched husband with MND take own life in Swiss clinic backs assisted dying bill after being diagnosed with same disease

Barbara Shooter, 69, was told she has incurable MND less than three years after her railway executive husband, Adrian, 74, died of the disease in December 2022. Read more

Mail Online - Dec 28
Dad of 'oldest ever' child with rare disease on continuing his fight
Dad of 'oldest ever' child with rare disease on continuing his fight

Dad of 'oldest ever' child with rare disease on continuing his fight Read more

Yahoo! News - Dec 28
Stressing About Money Ages Your Heart Faster Than Disease
Stressing About Money Ages Your Heart Faster Than Disease

If you want your ticker to remain healthy for as long as possible, just be rich. Significantly easier said than done. While medicine has treated heart disease by treating cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar, a massive new study from the Mayo Clinic suggests that a person’s financial secu... Read more

Vice News - Dec 28
My father, grandfather and uncle all got dementia...here's how I plan to outsmart the disease that has stalked my family
My father, grandfather and uncle all got dementia...here's how I plan to outsmart the disease that has stalked my family

Retired London banker Valentine Furniss, 87, no longer understands that Henry is his son, or even a close family member amid his battle with vascular dementia. Read more

Mail Online - Dec 28
C-reactive protein outranks ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
C-reactive protein outranks ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker

(The Conversation) - Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been partly assessed based on a patient’s cholesterol levels, which can be routi... Read more

Wivb - Dec 27
Diabetes, heart disease — and a super-spreader? Experts share fears for Santa’s health
Diabetes, heart disease — and a super-spreader? Experts share fears for Santa’s health

According to many experts, Mr. Claus is at risk for lots of serious health conditions due to his less-than-optimal lifestyle. Read more

New York Post - Dec 25
Scientists pinpoint how many hours sleep will increase your heart disease risk
Scientists pinpoint how many hours sleep will increase your heart disease risk

A study has shed light on exactly how a lack of sleep causes harm Read more

The Independent - Dec 25
Brothers with rare genetic disease receive gene therapy
Brothers with rare genetic disease receive gene therapy

An Illinois family pushed for both boys to receive the potentially life changing medical treatment after one was approved and the other initially denied by their insurer. Now both boys have received the gene therapy and the family is together in time for Christmas. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports. Read more

Nbc News - Dec 24
Only hope for infant with rare new genetic disease was risky transplant at NYC hospital
Only hope for infant with rare new genetic disease was risky transplant at NYC hospital

The parents of 7-week-old Dhruvan Gopi were warned he might not survive the night as specialists converged around his crib at Mount Sinai Hospital. Read more

New York Daily News - Dec 24
Motor neurone disease patients in England die waiting for home adaptations, campaigners say
Motor neurone disease patients in England die waiting for home adaptations, campaigners say

Charity finds grants for crucial alterations take average 375 days, with many MND patients dying in this timePeople with motor neurone disease (MND) are dying waiting for grants to make their homes fit to live in due to a huge backlogs in applications, campaigners have said.The MND Association ha... Read more

Theguardiantheguardian - Dec 24