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women's health

Bacteriophage viruses attacking bacteria

Question

Are viruses alive?

Viruses seem to be more than more than just simple, inert bundles of genetic material – but do they count as living organisms?
Gwyneth Paltrow

Health

Goop Lab on Netflix shows how easy it is to fall for bad science

Comment

White pill

Health

Benzodiazepine prescriptions reach ‘disturbing’ levels in the US

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Forget exercise and diet fads – this is the secret of a healthy life

Health

Forget exercise and diet fads – this is the secret of a healthy life

Comment

Leaf with holes

Health

Trypophobia: Why a fear of holes is real – and may be on the rise

Features

A woman

Health

Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy may trigger PTSD and depression

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A surgeon connects a liver to the machine

Health

Machine seems to repair human livers and keep them alive for a week

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A group of women

Health

Majority of women who have an abortion don’t regret it five years on

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Inflammatory joint pain

Health

23andMe has sold the rights to develop a drug based on its users’ DNA

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Mysterious illness outbreak in China seems to be caused by a new virus

Health

Mysterious illness outbreak in China seems to be caused by a new virus

It isn't SARS or MERS, but a potentially new virus has infected 59 people in China – seven of whom are critically ill – with suspected cases reported in South Korea and Hong Kong

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Mind

The psychology behind the placebo effect just got stranger

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Mind

Illusion involving fake poo and rubber hand tested on people with OCD

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Humans

UK’s Vagina Museum busts myths with surgery tales and glitter tampons

Culture

Humans

Don’t Miss: tiny tech, a girl at the end of time and a mental mystery

Culture

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