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Two men standing in a vape shop, one inspecting products, the other behind the counter exhaling smoke

We need to start taking vaping seriously as a way to save lives

9 February 2018

E-cigarettes were once seen as a sinister cousin to ordinary smoking. Now doctors in the UK think they could be a public health lifeline
A pregnant woman with a glass of water in one hand and a pill in the other

Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

2 February 2018

I'm pregnant and sick of confusing advice about whether painkillers can harm developing fetuses - what should women like me do?
A pot of medical cannabis on a table

Medical cannabis vendors must stop making bogus health claims

10 November 2017

There are enough real benefits of medical marijuana, so why are people making them up? It’s time to stop overhyping what weed can do

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