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Hormone-based contraceptives are in short supply.
If the Tories do go liberal on pot, they should learn the lessons from the regulation of tobacco and alcohol.
Following the success of the cervical cancer vaccine, new work on links between viruses and cancers raises promising possibilities.
Here’s what psychological studies have discovered about birth order.
An estimated £300m worth of medicine goes unused in the UK every year. But is it safe to take drugs past their expiry date?
Suspending flights and screening passengers is mainly about reassuring us, not keeping us healthy.
A sense of wellbeing can have an important affect on parents’ decisions when it comes to health care.
Live yoghurt contains bacteria similar to those found in women who have breastfed, and both are correlated with reduced rates of breast cancer.
Could we treat carbon monoxide poisoning with light?
Hearing-impaired listeners often struggle to locate the source of sounds - haptic technology could change that.
The study found that ex-smokers had four times the amount of “normal” protective cells than smokers.
The novel coronavirus is officially a global health emergency. Other countries should not adopt China’s approach to containing the disease.
China’s strategy to contain the coronavirus just might work because of the way cities and infrastructure have been developed.
This new research shows that cognitive impairments are actually caused by extra copies of some genes on chromosome 21.
Too many parents are on their phones when they would be better putting in quality time with their children.
Mothers commented that their autistic children made more eye contact and engaged in more activities when on bumetanide, a diuretic pill.
The World Health Organization decided that the coronavirus outbreak in China is not a public health emergency of international concern. At least, not at the moment.
Wildlife trade is a threat to human health.
It has become common to believe that if babies sleep in these boxes, it will help protect them from sudden infant death syndrome. Unfortunately, the research does not back this up.
Our research uses artificial intelligence to unblock hospital beds and helps doctors and nurses to know quickly which patients are safe to go home.
Chronic illness, difficulty eating on their own, and even loneliness are just some of the reasons why people over-65 are more likely to be malnourished.
A new report offers data on mental health in young people.
Social media is the wild west, and Big Tobacco loves it.
The cream was found to boost the body’s anti-viral immune response, stopping mosquito-borne viruses in their tracks.