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Extra HIV testing means the government’s goal of ending new transmissions in England by 2030 is “within reach”, the health secretary has said. Wes Streeting has said a new HIV action plan, launched for today’s World AIDS Day, also aims to bring people no longer being treated for HIV back …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced mortality and improved life expectancy for people living with HIV. Nearly 41 million people were living with HIV in 2024. Eastern and southern Africa accounted for 21.1 million while western and central …

PA Media Millie was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia just days after her 13th birthday The family of a teenage girl who was diagnosed with an extremely rare blood disorder just days after turning 13 have issued an urgent plea for a stem cell donor to save her life. Millie, from …

Kevin Sinfield and team are raising money for Motor Neurone Disease Association Hundreds of people, including former Ipswich Town striker Marcus Stewart, cheered on ex-rugby league star Kevin Sinfield as he set off on his latest ultramarathon challenge in aid of motor neurone disease (MND) research. Sinfield, 45, began his …

Hundreds of people have been diagnosed with either HIV or hepatitis B since A&E departments across the Midlands started routine testing – a process said to be “quite literally saving lives”. The assessment came from Steve Taylor, clinical service and research lead at Birmingham Heartlands HIV Service, who said 102 …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For decades, lung cancer has been associated with stigma, anxiety, and loss. Advances in screening, therapeutics, and survivorship have created a new reality; lung cancer is treatable, survivable, and increasingly understood as a chronic disease for many. A special issue of the Journal of the …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with major depressive disorder, including those who have not responded to first-line antidepressants, may benefit from short-term nitrous oxide treatment, a major meta-analysis led by the University of Birmingham has found. The paper published in eBioMedicine has assessed the best available clinical information to …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dame Judi Dench has shared an update on her vision loss, due to age-related macular degeneration. The actress, 90, “can’t see anymore,” and can’t see the television or read anymore, she revealed during an interview with ITV News. The legendary screen star, …

Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after breaking her leg in training. The 27-year-old fell awkwardly during a morning practice session at the national team’s training base in Las Rozas, Madrid, on Sunday. Spain were preparing for the second leg of their Uefa …

Specialist treatment is ongoing and Aspinall “not yet medically cleared for combat activity”. “Depending on clinical progression, targeted periocular [surrounding the eyeball] steroid injections or surgical intervention to address persistent motility [movement] impairment may be required if symptoms fail to resolve,” said the report. In his post on Instagram, Aspinall …

[ If you live in rural or remote Australia and are diagnosed with cancer, you’re less likely to survive than someone in the city with the same disease. Our research shows people in rural Australia are 13% less likely to survive their cancer, in the first five years after diagnosis. …

Nino Travagli Photography Rosie and Wes, from Driffield, East Yorkshire, with Marley, five, and baby Meadow Two children with a rare genetic condition will live very different lives because one was tested at birth and the other was not, their parents say. Marley, five, and Meadow, four months, both have …

[ Credit: Julia Larson from Pexels High-intensity interval training boosts fitness and muscle endurance more effectively than traditional home exercise programs in people recently diagnosed with inflammatory muscle disease. That is the conclusion of a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in eBioMedicine. Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group …

Simon Humphreys,BBC Radio Stokeand Lee Bottomley England Hockey Tributes are paid to the 63-year-old who led Great Britain to hockey gold at the 1988 Olympics The relatives of Olympic hockey player Imran Sherwani have remembered him as a “devoted family man” following his death aged 63. Sherwani, from Stoke-on-Trent, led …

Catherine LystBBC Scotland BBC Kenny Macintyre pushed for regular check-ups as three of his uncles had the disease BBC Radio Scotland sports broadcaster Kenny Macintyre has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 57-year-old announced the news on air during Off the Ball while talking to presenters …

7 in 7 Kevin Sinfield has already completed five seven-in-seven ultramarathon challenges Former rugby league star Kevin Sinfield – known for his feats of physical endurance in aid of motor neurone disease (MND) research and treatment – is embarking on his latest epic challenge of seven ultramarathons in seven days. …

James WaterhouseUkraine correspondent in Kyiv Getty Images Andriy Yermak was one of Ukraine’s most powerful figures Andriy Yermak was a constant, looming presence in Ukraine’s government – a seemingly immovable figure on the political stage. Despite his towering frame, you might not always have spotted him. Yet, wherever President Volodymyr …

A council has unanimously voted to become the first endometriosis friendly local authority in the north of England. Deputy mayor of Redcar Ceri Cawley was diagnosed with the condition in her early 20s and has struggled with “agonising pain” for years. As well as Redcar and Cleveland Council, Southwark and …

A terminally ill boy’s wish to see Santa for a final time is set to come true after an “amazing” response to his mum’s social media appeal. Ten-year-old Jacob from Sefton in Merseyside was diagnosed with a rare metabolic disorder known as non-ketotic hyperglycinemia and is due to move into …

A teenager has died less than a year after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), a rare degenerative condition that typically affects adults over 50. The family of Kyle Sieniawski, 14, from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, confirmed his death in a tribute on Friday describing him as a “beautiful …