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Colonies of MRSA bacteria on blood agar plate

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NHS England to test Netflix-style subscriptions for antibiotics

Two drug firms will be paid up to £10 million a year for an antibiotic by NHS England, no matter how much or little of the medicines are used

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Activists protest solitary confinement in New York

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One in 10 US Black men put in solitary confinement before turning 32

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A woman in Johannesburg receives a nasal swab from a health worker

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Omicron: How dangerous is the new variant first found in South Africa?

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Computer illustration of Bacillus subtilis bacteria. B. subtilis, or the Hay bacillus, is an aerobic, rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacteria.

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Probiotics may prevent bacterial infection of the blood in mice

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Extreme Close-Up Of Human Eye

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Red light therapy could improve eyesight that has declined due to age

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A man in a wheelchair is vaccinated outside a mobile vaccination center set up in the city of Duisburg, western Germany

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What we know so far about AY.4.2 and other new coronavirus variants

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Glass of milk.

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Milk allergy could be treated with gradual exposure to baked milk

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Medical nurse cares about patient in ICU.

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Response to anaesthetic can predict if people will recover after coma

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cancer cell and nanotube

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Cancer cells steal energy-generating parts from immune cells

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2E2FJMB Photo taken Jan. 14, 2021, shows the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, where many people were infected with the novel coronavirus in the early stages of the pandemic. (Kyodo)==Kyodo Photo via Credit: Newscom/Alamy Live News

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Analysis of earliest covid-19 cases points to Wuhan market as source

A fresh look at what we know about the first covid-19 cases shows that the earliest known instance was in a person who worked at the Huanan market in Wuhan, which was suspected as the source from the start of the pandemic

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Covid-19 news archive: September to October 2021

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mRNA vaccine against tick bites could help prevent Lyme disease

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Calls to mental health helplines rose by a third in covid-19 lockdowns

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Donated embryo offers rare glimpse of development after implantation

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