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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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Long covid: Why are some people sick months after catching the virus?

Millions of people may be experiencing long-term symptoms after recovering from covid-19 – possibly because the virus is hiding from the immune system

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How the US response to covid-19 broke its world-class health agencies

A welcome back sign outside a department store in Melbourne

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Melbourne lockdown lifts as second wave of covid-19 is eliminated

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Malaria parasite hides in human blood by changing how its genes work

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CRISPR weapon spread by bacterial sex could destroy deadly superbugs

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CRISPR turns normal body fat into a type that burns energy

Lawyers and protestors

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Record $8 billion payout won’t turn back the clock on US opioid crisis

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Cats cost Australia A$6 billion a year by spreading diseases

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Viruses have busy social lives that we could manipulate to defeat them

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We must hold a steady course on our response to covid-19

Cutting transmission of the coronavirus is vital to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed and schools shutting, but also to stop it evolving

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You can manage your covid-19 risk by setting your own ‘contact budget’

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US election 2020: Trump’s impact on the environment, health and space

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Is the coronavirus evolving and will it become more or less deadly?

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Your covid-19 risk: How to navigate this new world of uncertainty