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Wound scanner shows bacteria glowing if your body is infected

The machine, called MolecuLight i:X, picks up molecules that glow in bacteria, giving surgeons an at-a-glance indication as to whether infection is present

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Anti-vaccination protest

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Anti-vax views must not derail France's compulsory vaccine law

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Climate change will kill millions but you knew that already

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Girl collecting water in refugee camp

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WHO launches bold plan to slash cholera deaths by 90 per cent

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ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ body warns many UK areas have high Lyme disease risk

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A woman washing her hands with handwash

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Smart cameras spot when hospital staff don’t wash their hands

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Drinking the parasites

Life

I tried ingesting rat tapeworm parasites and my poo turned green

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Pig whipworms on monitor

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Parasitic worm eggs may soon be legally sold as food in Germany

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A girl with cholera

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Unprecedented cholera outbreak tears through war-torn Yemen

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Testing person suspected of having Ebola in Liberia in 2014

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Ebola once again on the prowl as emergency teams stand ready

Three deaths and 19 suspected cases of Ebola in the DR Congo have health officials worried – but the chances of another deadly rampage are thankfully slim

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Deadly, drug-resistant Candida yeast infection spreads in the US

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Two new drug therapies might cure every form of tuberculosis

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Pregnant and not heard of Group B Strep?

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Sibling heroes from the dawn of antibiotics

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