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Discover the latest health news, scientific discoveries and big ideas about the human body and treating diseases, covid-19, diet, fitness, exercise, wellness and how to live a healthy life.

Oxygen cylinders

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Pigs can breathe oxygen via their rectum, so humans probably can too

Piping an oxygen-rich liquid into a pig's rectum can boost their blood oxygen, a step towards doing the same thing in people as a treatment to restore lung function

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Depression and inflammation appear to be linked 鈥� but it’s unclear why

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Cuba’s bid to vaccinate all citizens with home-grown covid-19 shots

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Premature ageing of the immune system may be one cause of long covid

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Covid-19 booster shots: Will we need them and how would they work?

Child being vaccinated

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CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden fuelled vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan

Mobile testing site

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Indian coronavirus variant in the UK seems to be more transmissible

A medical worker transfers a dose of covid-19 vaccine at the Makati Coliseum in the Philippines

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Will waiving patents for covid-19 vaccines boost global supplies?

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People who live past 105 years old have genes that stop DNA damage

Woman sleeping on a plane

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Worrying about bad jet lag could actually make your jet lag worse

Concerns about jet lag may lead to a "nocebo" effect, in which believing something to be harmful can actually increase its negative effects on you

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Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth

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India’s plight could be repeated elsewhere if rising cases are ignored

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India’s covid-19 crisis: What happens next and how long will it last?

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A baby鈥檚 first poo reveals if they are at risk of allergies and asthma