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‘Pioneering’ drug for rare eye cancer to be rolled out on NHS in England | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Hundreds of people in England with a rare form of eye cancer are set to have access to a “pioneering” drug, the NHS has announced. Following approval by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), patients diagnosed with uveal melanoma can now be offered a drug called tebentafusp. The cancer is thought to…
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Rare partial lunar eclipse of harvest supermoon delights UK stargazers | Science & Tech News
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A partial lunar eclipse of a supermoon was visible across the UK and other parts of the world in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A supermoon occurs when a full moon is at its closest point to Earth during its orbit, with the Met Office saying this makes it appear 30% brighter and 14%…
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Rare conjoined twin girls separated after 14 hour operation | UK News
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One-year-old twin girls, conjoined at the head, have been successfully separated during a 14 hour operation led by a leading British surgeon. Professor Noor ul Owase Jeelani from Great Ormond Street Hospital used leading mixed reality technology to complete the complex procedure on Minal and Mirha in Turkey. Both are recovering in hospital and are…
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Nvidia earnings spark rare share price fall across US tech stocks | Business News
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US tech stocks are falling despite Nvidia, the chipmaker driving the artificial intelligence (AI) led stock market boom, reporting stronger than expected earnings. The company, which has been the darling of US markets with shares up 150% this year alone, reported second quarter revenue of just over $30bn – more than double the sum achieved…
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Rare blue supermoon will appear in skies tonight – what is it? | Science & Tech News
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Top tips for photographing the night sky Welsh astrophotographer Dafydd Wyn Morgan gives some top tips for people take pictures of night-sky spectaculars. Tip one: Get to know your local area’s darkest spots “Seek out somewhere where you live which has minimal light pollution,” says Mr Morgan. Plan ahead as to where you’re going to…
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‘Screaming Woman’: Egyptian mummy’s pained expression may have been caused by rare event | Offbeat News
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The mystery of why an ancient Egyptian mummy nicknamed the Screaming Woman had a pained expression on her face may have been solved. New analysis by scientists suggests she died “screaming from agony” around 3,000 years ago. The experts say she may then have experienced a rare event known as a cadaveric spasm at the…
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Toddler who had eye removed due to rare cancer has prosthetic developed just for her | UK News
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A toddler who had to have an eye removed after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer has “adapted so well” to a prosthetic designed by doctors who relied solely on scans of her face. Nuala Mulholland, now a 20-month-old toddler, was diagnosed when she was 10 months old, after her mother realised something…
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Boy, 5, diagnosed with deadly rare condition has life transformed after stem cell transplant from umbilical cord blood | UK News
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A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months after he received a stem cell transplant made from a baby’s umbilical cord blood which was donated in 2008. Gunner Lewis-Vale, from Shropshire, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder in March 2021, when he was about 17…
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Breakthrough means painful, giant moles that develop in rare condition CMN could be reversed | UK News
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A new genetic therapy has been developed that could reverse giant, debilitating moles that accompany a rare skin condition. Congenital melanocytic naevus syndrome, or CMN for short, sees children born with up to 80% of their body covered in big, painful or itchy moles. They are caused by genetic mutations acquired in the womb –…
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Woman repeatedly told she was drunk diagnosed with rare condition | Science & Tech News
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A woman who was told she was simply drunk on the multiple occasions she showed up at hospital with slurred speech and extreme tiredness has been diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome. The 50-year-old visited hospital seven times, only to be discharged with a diagnosis of being drunk – despite saying she had not been drinking –…