Adult MMR jabs could play an important role in preventing measles outbreaks.
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Herd immunity to measles is waning due to vaccine hesitancy over MMR. Adult MMR is one way to help get it back up again.
Social media is rife with images of idealised bodies – which can negatively affect wellbeing.
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Around 28% of men struggle with their body image.
Christina Applegate, diagnosed with MS in 2021, received a standing ovation for her appearance at the Emmys 2024 awards ceremony.
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MS can be a challenging disease but a healthy, active lifestyle and medical therapies can help manage the symptoms – and offer hope to those living with the condition.
Because caffeine is water and fat soluble, it’s able to exert its affects on many parts of the body.
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Caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive substance globally.
Identifying the early symptoms of cold injury could help to prevent frostbite.
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How to protect your extremities to avoid frostbite in cold weather.
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The liver has remarkable self-healing powers. But it has limits, so don’t abuse it.
COVID is not getting milder.
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COVID complacency is a serious threat to public health. COVID hasn’t gone away. Vaccines haven’t become pointless – and it’s a good idea to keep wearing your mask.
Ultra-processed foods have received a lot of attention in recent months.
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Hype around ultra-processed food may be causing unnecessary anxiety among people who already struggle with food or worry about their health.
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Avian influenza has killed a polar bear and may have infected other bears.
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A new polydrug is destroying lives in west Africa.
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Better and more timely diagnoses of fungal diseases could save millions of lives a year.
Xanax pills.
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Synthetic opioids called nitazenes are ones to watch in 2024.
A participant in the Tuskegee syphilis study sits on steps in front of a house in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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The archival trove chronicles the extreme measures administrators took to ensure Black sharecroppers did not receive treatment for the venereal disease.
Many long COVID sufferers find their symptoms worsen after exercise.
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These findings may provide insights into better ways of managing long COVID.
Exercising with your partner can help build healthy lifestyle habits for the future.
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Preconception health refers to the many lifestyle changes you can make to benefit a future pregnancy.
How good are you at listening to the signals of your own body?
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Neuroscientist Sarah Garfinkel on why interoception can help explain the intergration between the body and the brain – and our emotions. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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The mysterious case of the OC43 coronavirus pandemic.
Using guilt and self-pressure may make you less likely to work out overall.
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Using “I must” or “I have to” to motivate your workouts could be bad for your mental health.
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Improve your gut microbiome health and you improve so many aspects of your overall health. Here’s how to do it.
The Sun’s radiation can still damage our skin even in winter.
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Regular sunscreen use over many years is shown to be effective at preventing skin damage, photoaging and skin cancers.
Scabies causes a rash, which can be very itchy – particularly at night.
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Since September 2023, there have been shortages of usual scabies treatments.
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If you wheeze or your skin flushes when you drink alcohol, read on.
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is classified as a priority 1 critical pathogen by the World Health Organization.
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Zosurabalpin is highly effective against dangerous bacterium Crab, which can kill up to 60% of people infected with it.
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One in 140 children under the age of eight have selective mutism.
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Children with DCD often avoid the tasks they struggle with, meaning their issues may become invisible.