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We must reinvent urban spaces to improve the health of city dwellers

The pandemic has driven home the connections between access to green space and our physical and mental health - we should use this to reinvent our cities

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Vaccinating Indigenous People in Brazil

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Mistrust fuels covid-19 vaccine doubts in Colombia’s Indigenous groups

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Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy is declining as global roll-out ramps up

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People wait in a vaccination centre in Nice, France

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Europeans get cold feet over covid-19 vaccines as third wave hits

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a press conference with Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty, and Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance

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Pandemic’s damage to UK education and mental health will last a decade

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Embryos reverse ageing to become younger than when they first formed

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Parasites may make dogs smell good to disease-spreading sandflies

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Hybrid coronaviruses from merged variants are spreading between people

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Ebola vaccination

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Ebola may persist in the body for years before sparking new outbreaks

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Woman on laptop at night

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Women with senior jobs sleep better in countries with gender equality

Women in managerial roles seem to sleep better if they live in a country with greater gender equality. The same isn’t true for male managers, who sleep better in countries with higher GDP

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Human skin cells altered to mimic early stage of embryo development

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Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in poorest countries is lower than in US

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US refuses to extend time between coronavirus vaccine doses

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Think yourself younger: Psychological tricks that can help slow ageing

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