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Mask wearing at a theatre in Antwerp, Belgium, last month

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Living with covid: How can the pandemic end and what will it be like?

For some, the phrase “living with covid” means removing all restrictions - and this could soon happen in England. But the actions countries take now will determine how many more people die of covid and whether we’re doomed to keep chasing new variants

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Flu vaccines during pregnancy protect babies for 6 months after birth

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Staff wearing PPE take a child's temperature at a London school

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Why omicron isn't more severe in kids despite rise in hospitalisations

Analysis

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Strongest evidence yet that MS is caused by Epstein-Barr virus

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Commuters, some wearing face masks, on a London underground train

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What endemic means - and why covid-19 is nowhere near it yet

Analysis

Knee osteoarthritis

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Electric knee implants could help treat pain of osteoarthritis

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How bacteria-killing viruses are being used to keep food safe

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How bacteria-killing viruses are being used to keep food safe

Insight

Watch as a pig heart is transplanted into a human for the first time

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Watch as a pig heart is transplanted into a human for the first time

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Pig heart is prepared for transplant

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How a pig heart was transplanted into a human for the first time

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Blood clot, 3d illustration. Inset: Miniature helical robot

Technology

Corkscrew-shaped robot swims through blood vessels to clear blockages

Laboratory tests show a tiny robot with a helical propeller inspired by bacteria can swim through veins and deliver clot-busting drugs

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Covid-19 testing in the time of omicron: Everything you need to know

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mRNA vaccine technology has helped repair broken hearts in mice

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Why is omicron more infectious but less severe? What we know so far

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Health

Strength, balance and mobility are the best predictors of a long life

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