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A hospital full of people with flu

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Pandemics past: Seven times flu has become a mass killer

100 years ago, a global flu pandemic claimed the lives of up to 5 per cent of humanity. It鈥檚 not the only time the virus has taken on a new, far deadlier form

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flu virus

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The epidemic on the way: Why winter flu is so bad this year

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flu jabs

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Stopping the spread: What you can do to prevent flu

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racks of eggs

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Jab in the dark: Why we don鈥檛 have a universal flu vaccine

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schoolroom

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Waiting for the big one: A new flu pandemic is a matter of time

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Number 8

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Why a nasty surprise lurks 100 years on from the lethal 1918 flu

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belly fat

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Your body fat may be protecting you against infections

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US ambulance

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Shocking drop in life expectancy shows US still in bad health

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Trying out the obstacle course

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Booby-trapped obstacle course trains older people not to fall

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A mouse

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One-off CRISPR treatment slows genetic hearing loss in mice

An inherited form of progressive deafness has been slowed in mice using CRISPR. The approach might lead to treatments for inherited deafness in people

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3D-printed implant mends broken legs by turning into real bone

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How Trump鈥檚 鈥榖an鈥� on science words could harm public health

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Video gaming disorder to be officially recognised for first time

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The secrets of your past that lurk inside your ears

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