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Covid-19 testing in the time of omicron: Everything you need to know

With omicron infections surging around the world, many countries are changing their coronavirus testing guidelines to better deal with the new variant and the huge number of cases it is causing. Here's what you need to know

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mRNA vaccine technology has helped repair broken hearts in mice

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Testing for covid-19 in Lisbon, Portugal, in December

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Why is omicron more infectious but less severe? What we know so far

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Strength, balance and mobility are the best predictors of a long life

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NEW DELHI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 4: A view of Vikas Marg ITO traffic junction on the first day of the Odd-Even traffic regulation scheme on November 4, 2019 in New Delhi, India. The third edition of the odd-even road space rationing drive saw fewer prosecutions on Monday compared to the first day of the previous arrangement in April, 2016. The Odd-Even scheme will be in force until November 15. It entails private vehicles with registration numbers ending with odd digits to be allowed on odd dates and those with even digits on even dates.(Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times)

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One in 12 new cases of asthma in children linked to NO2 air pollution

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The Woebot Labs Inc. application is demonstrated for a photograph in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, July 7, 2017. Woebot Labs develops health care software which offers a platform that makes therapy accessible and stigma-free for patient suffering from anxiety, depression, and mental health issues. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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I bonded with a quirky robot after chatting to it about my fears

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HANOI, VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 10: People wait in a queue to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a public COVID-19 vaccination centre on September 10, 2021 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi is aiming to mass test the entire city and vaccinate all its adult population with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot by September 15. Vaccinations in Vietnam are picking up pace as increased supplies arrive in the country, which is the EU's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images)

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The future course of the covid-19 pandemic is in all our hands

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Have we got the science of obesity back to front?

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What the no-alcohol boom means for our drinking habits and health

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: How to alter the course of the pandemic

What will it take to bring the pandemic under control? Vaccine equality, social measures and supporting the health workforce, says the head of the World Health Organization

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Covid-19: What can we expect from the pandemic in 2022?

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

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Two years of covid-19: What we’ve learned during the pandemic so far

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91av’s predictions for the big science stories of 2022

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