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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.

Pierre-Alain Clavien and Philipp Dutkowski

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Damaged liver repaired inside machine for three days before transplant

A damaged liver that was kept alive and repaired in a machine for three days outside the body before transplantation is functioning normally in the recipient a year later

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Type 2 diabetes linked to cognitive decline in older age

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Demonstrators during a rally calling for action on gun safety on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., US, on Thursday, May 26, 2022.??In the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 students and two teachers were killed, students across the country are once again planning to walk out as a form of political action against gun violence.??Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Which US laws have been shown to cut gun violence and mass shootings?

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Gene-replacement therapy is helping children overcome fatal diseases

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Brain cancer immunotherapy in mice more effective with drug coating

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A 3D printed tourniquet designed by Canadian company Glia

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3D-printed tourniquets could save lives in conflict zones

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7 things to do to avoid dementia even if you have high genetic risk

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Participants light candles ahead of the sixth annual Bridge Of Life Suicide Awareness/Prevention candlelight vigil organised by YEG Mental Health, a group dedicated to raising awareness about mental health issues in the greater Edmonton area. On Friday, September 10, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Firearm suicides are rising in the US despite declining globally

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Plague never went away – now it could re-emerge in drug-resistant form

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G15D0M Allegorical representation of the Demon of the Plague, from H. von Gersdorf's Feldtbuch der Wundarzney, printed by Johann Schott, Strasbourg, 1540. The Black Death (1340-1400) was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the de

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How many people died due to the Black Death in Europe?

The history books say the infamous plague pandemic of the 14th century killed at least half of the population of Europe. But recent scientific investigations have called that figure into question

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Smallpox drug helped treat monkeypox in one UK patient in 2021

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Monkeypox cases are continuing to rise around the world

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Legalised cannabis in Canada and US hasn’t killed illegal market

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Living with a dog during childhood may reduce risk of Crohn’s disease

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