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A student waits to receive a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine dose at a vaccination centre set up inside a school in Iran's capital Tehran on October 7, 2021. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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Nearly every person in Iran seems to have had covid-19 at least once

An analysis of covid-19 infections among Iranian people casts further doubt on the idea that herd immunity can be achieved without vaccination

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Embryo selection for IVF, light micrograph.

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IVF embryos discarded as ‘abnormal’ can actually become healthy babies

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Oral contraceptive pill

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Contraceptive pill may reduce polycystic ovary syndrome diabetes risk

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American food

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Highly processed junk food consumption is rising among US adults

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Man receives physiotherapy

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Can long covid clinics in England cope if cases rise this winter?

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An 81-year-old patient undergoes an injected brain scanner to detect a stroke

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Women have been under-represented in stroke therapy trials for decades

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MRI images

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Bubbles in blood open the brain for world-first cancer treatment

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How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer

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DNA profile from a human sample

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Living sensors in our guts could provide early warnings of cancer

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Chris Whitty, Boris Johnson and Patrick Vallance

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UK’s slow response to covid-19 was a ‘serious’ error, say MPs

A report by the UK's ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee says the government made a "serious" error in not responding faster to the coronavirus pandemic

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Women are less likely to get pregnant for two years after a concussion

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Sydney comes out of 4-month lockdown after reaching vaccination target

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World’s first malaria vaccine approved for use in children in Africa

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Massage gun for mice shows how pummelling tissue boosts muscle repair

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