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Antimicrobial resistance now causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS and malaria worldwide – new study

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How the pandemic’s unequal toll on people of color underlines US health inequities – and why solving them is so critical

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Differences in the social conditions in which people are born, grow, live and work can lead to health disparities. SDI...

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5 tips for choosing the best YouTube fitness videos to change your exercise behaviour

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Behavioural change techniques frequently used in in-person fitness training were often absent from YouTube videos. (Shutterstock)Every January, New Year’s resolutions...