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Princess offers lifeline for celebrity hairdresser struck by serious illness
01 May 2025 08:32 GMT
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Vance Ames overcomes CP, Crohn's to star in goal for Davidson lacrosse
01 May 2025 10:09 GMT
Hilliard Davidson lacrosse senior goalie Vance Ames, a Division II Alabama-Huntsville signee, has cerebral palsy and Crohn's disease.
He is a three-year starter and the program's all-time saves leader.
Ames excels at positioning himself to deny …
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'I was deep in debt and in hospital - a phone call from an angel changed everything'
01 May 2025 08:47 GMT
Catherine Boden, a 42-year-old hairdresser from Oldham, has described how she was "blessed by angels" after ill health threatened to destroy her business.
Boden, renowned for her signature Hollywood Colour Blend technique, had built an impressive …
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Making MrBeast: How Jimmy Donaldson went from shy kid to YouTube's top creator and built a business worth billions
30 Apr 2025 18:57 GMT
MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is the biggest YouTuber on earth. For an influencer, the 26-year-old keeps some personal details close to the vest.
Donaldson's unlikely rise started in Greenville, North Carolina — the small city where he …
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Louise Thompson bursts into tears and is left 'too overwhelmed to speak' after suffering 'horrendously debilitating' stoma leak during London outing
30 Apr 2025 17:12 GMT
Louise Thompson has opened up about suffering a 'horrendously debilitating' stoma leak while out in central London on Tuesday morning.
The former Made in Chelsea star, 30, who nearly died when giving birth to her son in 2021, revealed last April …
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Immune diseases patients suffer medication shortages, treatment costs
30 Apr 2025 11:57 GMT
Patients with chronic autoimmune diseases in Syria, including Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and others, live in tragic health conditions that directly threaten their lives. While these diseases pose a challenge in …
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RINVOQ® Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Giant Cell Arteritis
29 Apr 2025 16:46 GMT
RINVOQ (upadacitinib) is now the first and only oral Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor approved for the treatment of GCA in adults Also known as temporal arteritis, GCA is the most common vasculitis affecting adults in Western countries 2 This marks the ninth …
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The 10 Most Controversial K-Dramas Of All Time
28 Apr 2025 21:04 GMT
While K-dramas, the blanket term for South Korean scripted television programming of any genre, are increasingly beloved around the world, certain shows aren't without controversy. Korean audiences are understandably sensitive about how aspects of …
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News24 | Proactive health: Screenings every 35+ South African should diarise
27 Apr 2025 08:22 GMT
Your health, your priority: As you turn 35, understanding the essential health screenings—like blood pressure checks, cancer tests, and diabetes screenings—can help prevent future complications and keep your well-being on track. (Photo: Thomas Barwick via …
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Clinical Evidence Shows No Safety Gaps Between Biosimilar, Reference Adalimumab
27 Apr 2025 04:48 GMT
A plain language summary of safety results from the VOLTAIRE clinical trials described the results of a recent pooled analysis of safety data in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Crohn disease (CD), and chronic plaque psoriasis, which found no …