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Why so much medical care is years out of date – and how to fix it

It can take nearly two decades to update practices in healthcare. Closing this gap is the challenge of our time, says implementation scientist Rinad Beidas

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Why expanding access to Narcan in the US won’t solve the opioid crisis

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 17: A statue of J. Marion Sims, a surgeon celebrated by many as the father of modern gynecology, is driven away in a Parks Department truck after being taken down from its pedestal at Central Park and East 103rd Street on April 17, 2018 in New York City. A New York City panel decided to move the controversial statue after groups demanded its removal as many of Sims medical breakthroughs came from experimenting on black slaves without anesthesia. The statue will be relocated in Green-Wood Cemetery in Windsor Terrace, where Sims is buried. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Divided review: Why we must eliminate racism from Western healthcare

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Genome technology is transforming healthcare but what should we allow?

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US proposes to ease blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men

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US proposes to ease blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men

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US hospitals are facing critically low supplies of liquid ibuprofen

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Google's AI is best yet at answering medical and health questions

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Will the Texas abortion ban spread across the US?

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New Scientist all-day virtual event: What is the future of healthcare?

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New Scientist all-day virtual event: What is the future of healthcare?

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Dr Wu-Lien Teh

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Dr Wu Lien-teh

Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist famous for pioneering the use and development of face masks to help control the spread of deadly diseases.

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How do young people feel about a future working in science?

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UK could eliminate the coronavirus but it might do more harm than good

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The secret lives of parasites – from killers to healthcare heroes

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