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wound scanner

Technology

Wound scanner shows bacteria glowing if your body is infected

The machine, called MolecuLight i:X, picks up molecules that glow in bacteria, giving surgeons an at-a-glance indication as to whether infection is present

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Anti-vaccination protest

Health

Anti-vax views must not derail France's compulsory vaccine law

Comment

A young child crying

Health

Climate change will kill millions but you knew that already

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Girl collecting water in refugee camp

Health

WHO launches bold plan to slash cholera deaths by 90 per cent

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A tick feeding on human blood

Health

Health body warns many UK areas have high Lyme disease risk

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A woman washing her hands with handwash

Technology

Smart cameras spot when hospital staff don’t wash their hands

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Drinking the parasites

Life

I tried ingesting rat tapeworm parasites and my poo turned green

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Pig whipworms on monitor

Life

Parasitic worm eggs may soon be legally sold as food in Germany

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A girl with cholera

Health

Unprecedented cholera outbreak tears through war-torn Yemen

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Testing person suspected of having Ebola in Liberia in 2014

Health

Ebola once again on the prowl as emergency teams stand ready

Three deaths and 19 suspected cases of Ebola in the DR Congo have health officials worried – but the chances of another deadly rampage are thankfully slim

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Health

Deadly, drug-resistant Candida yeast infection spreads in the US

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Health

Two new drug therapies might cure every form of tuberculosis

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Health

Pregnant and not heard of Group B Strep?

Regulars

Health

Sibling heroes from the dawn of antibiotics

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