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UK’s slow response to covid-19 was a ‘serious’ error, say MPs

A report by the UK's Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee says the government made a "serious" error in not responding faster to the coronavirus pandemic

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Women are less likely to get pregnant for two years after a concussion

Diners at a cafe in Sydney, Australia, today.

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Sydney comes out of 4-month lockdown after reaching vaccination target

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World’s first malaria vaccine approved for use in children in Africa

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Massage gun for mice shows how pummelling tissue boosts muscle repair

Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria

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Drug treatment for Lyme disease could lead to its eradication

Ivermectin tablets arranged in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned??Americans against taking??ivermectin, a drug usually used on animals, as a treatment or prevention for Covid-19. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Ivermectin ‘buyers clubs’ want to use the drug to treat covid-19

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How will the UK’s Universal Credit cut affect the health of children?

Auckland's strict lockdown will start to ease on 6 October

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Why is New Zealand seemingly giving up on its zero-covid strategy?

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Sexual desire may be triggered by gentle touch sensors in your skin

Nerve endings in your skin that detect gentle touch may also be responsible for triggering sexual desire

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Woman’s depression treated by an implant responding to brain patterns

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Lubricating arthritic knees with synthetic fluid may help tissue heal

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Medicine Nobel awarded for explaining how we sense heat and touch

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First map of proteins in tumour cells pinpoints cancer therapy targets