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Health

If antidepressants don't work well, why are they so popular?

Mounting evidence suggests they may sometimes be no better than a placebo, so why is antidepressant use still booming in the UK?  

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Technology

The bizarre beauty of the objects that might save your life

Regulars

Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

Health

Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

Comment

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Health

Failing livers transformed into healthy organs by virus therapy

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Health

Stem cell brain injections let people walk again after stroke

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Health

Two-way trust is needed to make the most of health data

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Health

Breaking bad sniffles: Crystal meth made cold medicine rubbish

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Health

Can food get you high? We try a meal of psychoactive substances

Culture

Sewage reveals crystal meth use has doubled in Australia

Health

Sewage reveals crystal meth use has doubled in Australia

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Health

Magic mushroom ingredient tested as depression treatment

A small trial has shown that, combined with therapy, psilocybin may reduce symptoms of depression in people for whom other treatments have not helped

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Health

Computer glitch has led to incorrect advice on statins

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Life

High antidepressant use could lead to UK public health disaster

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Technology

Robotic surgeon could stitch you up after removing your appendix

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Health

Muscular dystrophy is tragic, but patients aren't always right

Analysis

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