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Cold-water swimming: What are the real risks and health benefits?

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Cold-water swimming: What are the real risks and health benefits?

Social media is awash with people claiming that regular cold dips have transformed their health and well-being. We investigate whether it is actually good for you

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Tuberculosis

Definition

Tuberculosis

What is the placebo effect?

Definition

The placebo effect

Metabolism myths: 7 things we get wrong about diet and exercise

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Metabolism myths: 7 things we get wrong about diet and exercise

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A lab technician uses a PCR test on a sample to identify the presence of coronavirus

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Mutation test can quickly reveal which coronavirus variant you have

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A man wearing a face mask travels on a London tube

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Face masks needed in the UK until 2022, says poll of disease experts

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People get tested for covid-19 in Los Angeles

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Exclusive: Two variants have merged into heavily mutated coronavirus

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A cleaner wipes a wall inside a quarantine hotel

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England's quarantine hotels won't stop spread of coronavirus variants

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A worker in China wearing protective clothing packages frozen beef

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Did the coronavirus really come from frozen food, as the WHO suggests?

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Vaccine boost

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The 5 best things you can do to boost the chance of a vaccine working

The coronavirus vaccines won't work for everyone, but there are plenty of things we know can help with vaccine success, from sleeping well before a jab to avoiding doomscrolling afterwards and getting enough exercise

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Environment

Deaths from fossil fuel air pollution are double what we thought

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Health

Life in the pandemic is exhausting, but there is hope for calmer times

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Mind

Playing smartphone games could help researchers understand the brain

Regulars

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Pandemic burnout: Do you have it and what can you do about it?

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