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An unscientific debate over breast milk is spilling into food banks

Health

An unscientific debate over breast milk is spilling into food banks

An overzealous push for breastfeeding is affecting availability of baby formula in food banks, worsening problems for the poorest people, writes Clare Wilson

Comment

A woman and a healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment are pictured as the healthcare worker administers a covid-19 vaccine to her

Health

NHS England criticised over missing ethnicity data for covid-19 jabs

News

New coronavirus variants detected in sewage before showing up in tests

Health

New coronavirus variants detected in sewage before showing up in tests

News

How much does one coronavirus vaccine dose protect you and others?

Health

How much does one coronavirus vaccine dose protect you and others?

News

Stella Kyriakides

Health

EU begins to clamp down on vaccine exports as supplies fall short

News

young boy

Health

Boys grow at slower rate if they were given antibiotics as newborns

News

RNA

Health

CRISPR-like tool for RNA editing could temporarily alter your proteins

News

Nurses work on patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in St George's Hospital

Health

UK coronavirus variant deadlier but researchers say no need to panic

Analysis

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Environment

Climate impact on childhood diet may undermine food security efforts

News

Does the coronavirus spread more through the air than on surfaces?

Health

Does the coronavirus spread more through the air than on surfaces?

The debate over whether coronavirus spreads more through surfaces or aerosols is ongoing, but scientists and campaigners are now calling for tighter precautions to limit airborne spread

Analysis

Health

Covid-19 outbreak in Manaus suggests herd immunity may not be possible

News

Health

Low-carb diets seem to involve more calories than low-fat diets

News

Health

How covid-19 could become as mild as a common cold

News

Health

Genomic medicine is deeply biased towards white people

Features

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