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Discover the latest health news, scientific discoveries and big ideas about the human body and treating diseases, covid-19, diet, fitness, exercise, wellness and how to live a healthy life.

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The WHO is now calling the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic

As cases outside China have risen thirteenfold in the past two weeks, the World ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ Organization says covid-19 outbreak can now be characterised as pandemic

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The race to test coronavirus antiviral drugs and vaccines is under way

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Why isn’t the UK taking more drastic action to tackle the coronavirus?

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Why is it so hard to calculate how many people will die from covid-19?

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UK chancellor chancellor Rishi Sunak

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Budget 2020: UK pledges cash to tackle coronavirus and climate change

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Coronavirus testing in the US has been hampered by multiple problems

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Is running or walking better for you? Here’s what the science says

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Moroccan health workers scan passengers arriving from Italy

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We don’t know why so few covid-19 cases have been reported in Africa

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Italy on full lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus

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Coronavirus: Risk of death rises with age, diabetes and heart disease

People who have the new coronavirus are more likely to die if they are older or show signs of sepsis or blood clotting problems, suggests a study of patients in two Wuhan hospitals

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Bacteria found leaking from gut to body in people who are obese

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Coronavirus: How do I get tested and how does the test work?

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Slimming down fatty livers in the lab could boost donor organ supply

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Coronavirus: Are there two strains and is one more deadly?

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