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doctor examining man's lungs

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Emphysema missed among Black men in US due to race-adjusted lung tests

Poorly supported assumptions about typical levels of lung function among Black men in the US are leading medics to miss cases of emphysema

News

A microscopy image of a microgel with the protein Fas ligand on its surface

Health

Protein gel could help treat type 1 diabetes

News

digital billboard

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Flu vaccine cuts risk of heart attack in following year by 34 per cent

News

Woman with back pain

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Some medicines prescribed to treat back pain may prolong the problem

News

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (12930620ac) A pro-choice protester disperses after a protest for Roe v Wade, in Detroit, Michigan. Pro-choice activists march through the streets of downtown Detroit, Michigan to protest a leaked document that showed that the U.S Supreme Court was prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade. Roe v Wade protest in Detroit, US - 07 May 2022

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Overturning Roe v Wade would be a disaster for public health

Leader

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 03, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico and authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Roe v Wade overturned: What that means for safe abortion in the US

Insight

Fascia: The long-overlooked tissue that shapes your health

Health

Fascia: The long-overlooked tissue that shapes your health

Features

Cross section of infertile mouse testis showing previously frozen transplanted rat germ cells and sperm. Frozen testicular tissue still viable after two decades.

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Rat testicle cells make sperm after being frozen for 23 years

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H1N1 1918 influenza virus

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Deadly 1918 flu pandemic may be source of modern milder seasonal virus

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Some period-tracking apps sell data to third parties

Health

Are period-tracking apps still safe to use in the US post Roe v Wade?

Some period-tracking apps share data with third parties. With the rolling back of Roe v Wade abortion protections in the US, there is concern that data collected by these apps could become incriminating

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Health

How quickly can you catch covid-19 again if you have already had it?

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Health

Covid-19 news archive: April 2022

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Health

Irritable bowel syndrome may be caused by overreacting gut cells

News

Health

Why is it hard to count the number of deaths caused by the pandemic?

Analysis