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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.

Chris Whitty

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UK coronavirus epidemic is doubling every seven days warn scientists

The UK faces a “very difficult problem” of rising covid-19 deaths and cases if it does not change course, chief medical officer for England Chris Whitty has warned

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Children’s allergic reactions to nuts spike at Halloween and Easter

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The purpose of sleep appears to change when we are toddlers

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Most fertility-tracking apps are unreliable but free apps work best

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Your shoes could be increasing the risk of a painful foot condition

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Apple’s new watch has a blood oxygen monitor – what is it good for?

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The covid-19 pandemic was predicted – here’s how to stop the next one

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We must not become immune to the pandemic’s heavy death toll

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Five scientists tell us what happens next with the covid-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus death toll reaches 1 million – how did we get here?

Despite a global health response, the coronavirus pandemic has claimed a million lives since it first emerged in Wuhan, China. How did we get here?

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Scientists dismiss new claims that the coronavirus was made in a lab

The microbiome: How bacteria regulate your health. Science with Sam

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The microbiome: How gut bacteria regulate our health

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Coronavirus family tree reveals the virus is hardly mutating