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Coronavirus pandemic threatens to knock $1 trillion off global economy

Financial markets around the world have suffered their worst week since the 2008 financial crash, as the economic impact of the coronavirus edging towards a pandemic becomes clearer

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US opioid crisis: 100,000 overdose deaths may have gone uncounted

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Gut bacteria may be responsible for bowel disorders including cancers

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Hand-washing can help you avoid catching the coronavirus

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Coronavirus: What you need to know to prepare for a covid-19 pandemic

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Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

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Coronavirus is a pandemic in all but name as the infection goes global

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Covid-19: Why won’t the WHO officially declare a coronavirus pandemic?

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People in intensive care can be unable to say what treatment they want

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Exclusive: Brain scans used to read minds of intensive care patients

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The WHO still isn’t describing covid-19 as a pandemic

Using the word "pandemic" to describe the novel coronavirus outbreak could cause fear, according to Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ Organization

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Covid-19: Our chance to contain the coronavirus may already be over

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We now know how much our genes influence the risk of contracting HIV

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CRISPR safety switch can make cells self-destruct if they go rogue

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We don’t know how covid-19 spread on the Diamond Princess cruise ship

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