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Health

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.

politicians

Health

A sixth of Americans to lack health insurance by 2026

Plans to replace and repeal the existing Affordable Care Act will leave an extra 24 million Americans without medical cover by 2026, a Congressional Budget Office report claims

Earth

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genes

Health

Mosaic problem stands in the way of gene editing embryos

A young child getting an injection

Health

Australia wants to ban unvaccinated children from preschool

Snus is a tobacco product available in Sweden, but banned elsewhere in Europe

Health

Swedish men on target to be first to completely stub out smoking

A parent holding a child's hand

Health

Becoming a parent may add a year or two to your life

Health

More people could benefit from BRCA breast cancer drugs

Jean-Pierre Mooney in motorboat

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When I try to imagine my girlfriend’s face, I draw a blank

Headless figure looks at black canvas

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People with no mind’s eye may help us boost our creativity

Infected maize

Environment

Maize engineered to silence deadly toxins in poisonous mould

Most people on the planet are exposed to aflatoxins from fungi that infect staple crops, but now a GM approach could help change that

Health

Can renaissance in psychedelic drug research survive Trump era?

Health

Your brain fills gaps in your hearing without you realising

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What makes a good surgeon? Video analysis rates suturing skills

Health

Robot that shows pain could teach doctors to recognise it better