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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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Why the UK’s plan to tackle air pollution is mostly hot air

A ban on using polluting wet wood isn’t nearly enough to halt the rise in dangerous particulates from trendy wood burners

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Young friends can expose you to important microbes

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Babies should mix with other children to lower leukaemia risk

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How Theresa May’s plan for an AI-powered NHS could go very wrong

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Blood from umbilical cord may help fix your brain after a stroke

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An AI can now tell how malnourished a child is just from a photo

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Can a repeat of disastrous Ebola epidemic be averted this time?

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The US isn’t fertile enough to sustain itself without immigrants

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Keep the facts front and centre in Ireland’s abortion debate

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How tech bugs could be killing thousands in our hospitals

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Let’s all heed the health benefits of a month without alcohol

Drinkers in particular need to be more aware of mounting evidence of links between alcohol and cancer, and make judgements accordingly

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Biodegradable plastic: Waste that eats itself

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Push to rid poorer nations of harmful trans fat is long overdue

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Laser can detect your heartbeat and breathing from a metre away

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We may finally be able to beat the common cold with a new drug

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