Medieval skin disease leaving patients’ flesh ‘crawling’ surges through the UK

A mum has described the horror at hearing she had contracted a medieval skin disease that’s surging in the UK. Amanda Rushton ...

The medieval skin disease surging through Britain: My mother caught it in hospital, and then it spread to my whole family - even though we're super clean. This is why …

Initially Amanda Rushton thought the tiny bumps that suddenly appeared on her arms and side were nothing more than an allergy ...

Are your spots really SCABIES? The 5 skin conditions ‘more sinister than they look’

AS temperatures drop and the heating goes on, many of us will experience some unwanted skin flare-ups. But an Autumn breakout ...
The Daily Star

‘Can’t sleep at night’: Scabies outbreak spreads across Chuadanga

Scabies, a highly contagious skin infection, is spreading rapidly in Chuadanga, affecting people of all ages. Every day, ...
The Conversation

A new treatment for Huntington’s disease is genuinely promising – but here’s why we still need caution

Bryce Vissel does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Newsweek

Huntington’s Disease Treatment Breakthrough: What to Know

People affected by Huntington’s disease could at last benefit from the first treatment to slow the fatal neurodegenerative condition. Scientists from University College London (UCL) found patients ...
The New York Times

New Treatment Shows Promise for Huntington’s Disease

A gene therapy injected into patients’ brains slowed progression of the disease by 75 percent, preliminary findings reported. By Dana G. Smith Preliminary results from a small clinical trial to treat ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Leucovorin Treatment Expansion for Autism Symptoms Under FDA Review

Leucovorin is being reviewed by the FDA for treating cerebral folate deficiency, which causes developmental delays and autism-like features in children. GSK aims to update leucovorin's label for CFD ...
NBC News

Have head lice? Don’t panic — here’s how to treat it, according to experts

Lice checks were a dreaded part of my childhood — I remember anxiously waiting for the nurse to call my name for a checkup, hoping a call home wouldn’t follow (sometimes, I wasn’t so lucky). Head lice ...
Boston Herald

Pfizer amps up push into obesity treatments with $4.9B deal for Metsera

Five months after ending development of its own obesity treatment, Pfizer is accelerating its push into the rapidly growing field with a nearly $5 billion acquisition. Ukraine meets with US weapons ...
New York Post

Pfizer amps up push into obesity treatments with $4.9B deal with Metasera

Five months after ending development of its own obesity treatment, Pfizer is accelerating its push into the rapidly growing field with a nearly $5 billion acquisition. The COVID-19 vaccine and ...
Bleeping Computer

Verified Steam game steals streamer's cancer treatment donations

A gamer seeking financial support for cancer treatment lost $32,000 after downloading from Steam a verified game named BlockBlasters that drained his cryptocurrency wallet. BlockBlasters is a 2D ...