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hypnosis during surgery

Health

Return of hypnosis: Time to see if it really has a place in medicine

Signs are growing that hypnosis, once the preserve of charlatans, has real medical benefits. We need robust research to find out for sure

Leader

Some women lack odour-detecting part of brain but still sense smells

Health

Some women lack odour-detecting part of brain but still sense smells

News

Hypnosis

Health

What hypnosis does to your brain, and how it can improve your health

Features

Donna Lu tests DNA Nudge's technology

Health

I tested out DNA-based food shopping and it was strange

News

Chelsea Lydell holds her son, Joseph, 4, as she joins hundreds of others waiting to get into a legislative committee to oppose a proposal to give state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip their shots before attending school, at the Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif. The bill, by state Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, a pediatrician, said his legislation would give state health officials the tools they need to prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles

Health

California's strict vaccination laws may only have a small effect

News

People walking in smog

Health

Authorities do little to halt severe air pollution in northern India

News

Fireworks display

Health

We need to ban the sale of all fireworks to the public right now

Comment

The MMR vaccine protects against measles

Health

Measles has a devastating and long-term effect on your immune system

News

Lung cancer cells, coloured scanning electron micrograph

Health

Experimental cancer drug that targets gene mutation can shrink tumours

News

Pregnant woman and man in bed

Health

Sorry, having sex won't start labour – but rubbing your nipples might

Having sex might have helped start your pregnancy but it’s not going to help you when push comes to shove

News

Health

Experimental tuberculosis vaccine could save millions of lives

News

Health

There is little evidence that cannabis helps mental health problems

News

Health

Blood proteins reveal your age – and could lead to anti-ageing therapy

News

Health

A biased algorithm is delaying healthcare for black people in the US

News