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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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Scientists keep inventing ways for pigs to breathe via their rectum

Flushing trillions of tiny oxygen bubbles through the rectum increases blood oxygen in pigs and could be an alternative to ventilation for people with damaged lungs

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The usual way to spray medicine up your nose may not be the best

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Thousands of lives being saved as US moves to less-polluting vehicles

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The world faces an omicron Christmas but isn’t doing much about it yet

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Why won’t the West embrace Russia’s highly effective covid-19 vaccine?

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Will New Zealand’s smoking ban plan work if it ignores vaping?

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Hormone replacement therapy doesn’t increase risk of dying early

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We failed to prevent omicron – can we stop future variants evolving?

There is a lot more that countries could be doing to reduce the risk of new coronavirus variants arising, but it won't be easy

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High-tech space sleeping bag could stop vision problems in astronauts

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How likely are you to get reinfected now that omicron is spreading?

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Paying people to return to the gym is best way to incentivise exercise

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Maria Van Kerkhove interview: What we know about omicron so far