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Unconscious biases continue to hold back women in medicine, but research shows how to fight them and get closer to true equity and inclusion
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Surrogacy shake up in UK would create uneven treatment for birth mothers
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Hay fever: why some people suffer from it and others don’t
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Endometriosis: black women continue to receive poorer care for the condition
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FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan is an important step in the effort to combat the US opioid crisis
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Candida auris: what you need to know about the deadly fungus spreading through US hospitals
A fungal superbug called Candida auris is spreading rapidly through hospitals and nursing homes in the US. The first case...
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The ONS has published its final COVID infection survey – here’s why it’s been such a valuable resource
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Shedding pounds might benefit your heart even if some weight is regained – new study
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Five important things you should have learned in sex ed – but probably didn’t
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What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why Narcan can still save a life
Although xylazine is not an opioid, naloxone can reverse the effects of the fentanyl and heroin it is often mixed...
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