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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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Health Check newsletter: Parallels between vaping and covid-19 debates

When health issues become polarised it's often hard to know where the truth lies, regardless of new evidence

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Even a low level of light at night may disrupt your blood sugar

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Mother Care. Unrecognizable mom holding newborn baby on her laps

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RSV vaccine in pregnancy lowers antibiotic use in babies

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Covid-19 news archive: February 2022

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A person cycles in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 3 September 2020

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Iceland targets herd immunity with controversial covid-19 strategy

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Red blood cells in a blood vessel, computer artwork.

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We may now know why young blood can have rejuvenating effects

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Vaping probably isn’t a gateway to smoking

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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria on bladder cells in a urine sample from a patient with a urinary tract infection

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Recurring UTIs may be prevented with an antiseptic drug

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The prototype pillow expands and deflates like human lungs

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Hugging a pillow that mimics breathing could reduce anxiety

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The 3rd generation synchronization modulation electric field (SMEF) technique protected human donor kidneys from tubule injury (red arrows) and other microscopic signs of damage during cold storage.

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Electric field keeps kidney cells powered up while organs are on ice

Organs soon run out of energy while they are between donor and recipient, but an electric field could keep them running and improve survival

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Middle-age spread isn’t down to metabolism, but we know how to beat it

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Why has the omicron coronavirus variant hit Hong Kong so hard?

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Your organs may be ageing at different rates

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Leaded petrol may have lowered the IQ of over half the US population

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