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NEW DELHI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 4: A view of Vikas Marg ITO traffic junction on the first day of the Odd-Even traffic regulation scheme on November 4, 2019 in New Delhi, India. The third edition of the odd-even road space rationing drive saw fewer prosecutions on Monday compared to the first day of the previous arrangement in April, 2016. The Odd-Even scheme will be in force until November 15. It entails private vehicles with registration numbers ending with odd digits to be allowed on odd dates and those with even digits on even dates.(Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times)

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One in 12 new cases of asthma in children linked to NO2 air pollution

Researchers estimate that 1.85 million new childhood asthma cases in 2019 were linked with exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic gas released by diesel vehicles

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Have we got the science of obesity back to front?

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Have we got the science of obesity back to front?

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HANOI, VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 10: People wait in a queue to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a public COVID-19 vaccination centre on September 10, 2021 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi is aiming to mass test the entire city and vaccinate all its adult population with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot by September 15. Vaccinations in Vietnam are picking up pace as increased supplies arrive in the country, which is the EU's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images)

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The future course of the covid-19 pandemic is in all our hands

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The Woebot Labs Inc. application is demonstrated for a photograph in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, July 7, 2017. Woebot Labs develops health care software which offers a platform that makes therapy accessible and stigma-free for patient suffering from anxiety, depression, and mental health issues. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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I bonded with a quirky robot after chatting to it about my fears

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What the no-alcohol boom means for our drinking habits and health

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is director general of the World Health Organization

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: How to alter the course of the pandemic

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Theme park visitors show their covid passes in France, July 2021

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Covid-19: What can we expect from the pandemic in 2022?

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

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A new hospital was rapidly built in Wuhan, China, in early 2020

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Two years of covid-19: What we’ve learned during the pandemic so far

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SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Here the delta variant is shown budding (cyan dots) from an apoptotic Caco-2 human gut epithelial cell 24 hours after infection. SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant took over globally from the alpha variant in 2021. The delta variant has evolved to better replicate in its new human host allowing it to spread between people more efficiently. The coronaviruses take their name from their crown (corona) of surface proteins, which are used to attach and penetrate their host cells. As of mid-September 2021 226, 130, 821 cases and 4, 653, 230 deaths have been recorded world- wide. Magnification x 8000 at 10cm wide. Specimen courtesy of Greg Towers, UCL

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2022 preview: What will the coronavirus do next?

The coronavirus will continue to evolve and could trigger further waves of infections, requiring more vaccinations and boosters

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2022 preview: Expect a row over controversial Alzheimer's drug

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2022 preview: mRNA tech behind covid-19 vaccines could get new uses

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New Scientist's predictions for the big science stories of 2022

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How shifting your expectations about food can help you lose weight

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