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Researchers found a surprising twist in a study of Omicron infection in older adults. The new information highlights the importance...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs don’t deserve the hype – here’s why
Brian A Jackson/ShutterstockA prominent childhood memory is of my grandparents living with and then dying from dementia. As is universal...
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Emergency contraception: here’s what you probably don’t know but should
The 'morning after pill' can actually be taken up to five days after unprotected sex. Image Point Fr/ ShutterstockThings don’t...
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A fruit fly has landed in your wine – is it OK to drink?
Anne Webber/ShutterstockYou pour a chilled glass of your favourite sauvignon blanc and are about to take a sip when a...
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Vegetarian Women as Well as Men Have an Increased Risk of Hip Fracture
According to a study, men as well as women who adhere to a vegetarian diet have a 50% higher hip...
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Medicare starts a long road to cutting prices for drugs, starting with 10 costing it $50.5 billion annually – a health policy analyst explains why negotiations are promising but will take years
Americans pay far more for prescription drugs compared with people in other high-income countries. Willie B. Thomas/Digital Vision via Getty...
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International Overdose Awareness Day, an annual campaign to end overdose and drug poisonings while also remembering those who have died,...
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How folk remedies can fuel misinformation
Gino Gallucci/ShutterstockWhen the city of London faced the bubonic plague in 1665, many people desperately sought a way to protect...
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Birth trauma is a growing problem — experiencing it myself revealed how few people understand it
Birth trauma is often mistaken for other maternal mental health conditions – such as postpartum depression. KieferPix/ ShutterstockThe past few...
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Many people think cannabis smoke is harmless − a physician explains how that belief can put people at risk
Cannabis smoke shares many of the same toxins and carcinogens as tobacco smoke. Tunatura/iStock via Getty Images PlusThough tobacco use...
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