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How do antibiotics work?

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How do antibiotics work?

An antibiotic is a drug that fights bacteria.
Antibiotic resistance

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Antibiotic resistance

Ignaz Semmelweis

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Ignaz Semmelweis

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Joseph Lister

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Medicine

How do vaccines work?

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How do vaccines work?

Organ being transported

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Prisoners in China are still being used as organ donors, says inquiry

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A girl with a chicken

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Microbes from farms may protect children from asthma even in cities

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End the scandalous male data bias that determines women's health

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Antidepressants

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Antidepressants

Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in many rich nations, and dozens of different types are currently available. They are taken for clinical depression plus a number of other conditions, which can include anxiety, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Robotic surgery is turning out to be an expensive fad

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Oozing white mucus from giant salamanders makes excellent medical glue

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How Willem Einthoven gave doctors a window on the heart

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Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

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