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medicine

People who keep seeing the same doctor have lower death rates

Health

People who keep seeing the same doctor have lower death rates

An analysis of 22 different studies has found that seeing the same family doctor, GP, or specialist over time is associated with better health outcomes

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A stock image of a babylon consultation

Health

Is an AI chatbot really better than a human doctor?

Analysis

First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

Health

First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

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Herpes viruses in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease

Health

Herpes viruses in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease

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giant centipede

Life

Rainforest romanticism is derailing our hunt for new drugs

Culture

Billy Caldwell and his mother

Health

Time to end the cruel ban on using cannabis therapy for epilepsy

Comment

A robot has performed eye surgery on humans for the first time

Technology

A robot has performed eye surgery on humans for the first time

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A person being bandaged up

Technology

Bizarre state of matter to treat wounds instead of antibiotics

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Zhang Yanzi's Wishing Capsules

Health

Art that brings meaning to medicine

Culture

Roseanne Barr

Health

Ambien can cause bizarre behaviour - but not racist tweets

Roseanne Barr has blamed the sleeping pill Ambien for her racial attack on a former Obama adviser. The drug is known to cause a range of strange side effects

Analysis

Health

It’s time we stopped dismissing women’s health problems

Leader

Health

How a change in tactics could help autism research

Comment

Health

Golfer Jack Nicklaus says stem cell therapy cured his back pain

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Life

Why growing human brain tissue in a dish is an ethical minefield

Comment

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