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Organ being transported

Health

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

Transplant organs are still being sourced from executed prisoners in China, according to an inquiry set up by a campaign group to investigate the issue

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A girl with a chicken

Health

Microbes from farms may protect children from asthma even in cities

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mice cartoon

Health

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

Comment

Antidepressants

Definition

Antidepressants

robotic arms

Technology

Robotic surgery is turning out to be an expensive fad

Insight

Salamander

Health

Oozing white mucus from giant salamanders makes excellent medical glue

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How Willem Einthoven gave doctors a window on the heart

Health

How Willem Einthoven gave doctors a window on the heart

Regulars

Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

Health

Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

Regulars

How Lucy Wills discovered a medical marvel in Marmite

Health

How Lucy Wills discovered a medical marvel in Marmite

Regulars

Codeine packet

Health

Sales of opioid painkiller codeine have halved in Australia

Sales of codeine have halved in Australia after an over-the-counter ban and fears that people would be driven to stronger prescriptions have not come true

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Health

Anti-ageing has often been seen as quack science. Not any more

Leader

Life

Anti-ageing drugs are coming that could keep you healthier for longer

Features

Health

We must all work to avoid disputes over the care of very ill children

Comment

Technology

3D facial analysis could help identify children with rare conditions

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