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The U-shaped happiness curve is wrong: many people do not get happier as they get older
A comforting myth. tommaso lizzul/ShutterstockOn average, happiness declines as we approach middle age, bottoming out in our 40s but then...
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Coronary artery stents show no benefit in treating heart failure – landmark trial
Photo Oz/ShutterstockEvery year, 60,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with heart failure, and many are treated with stents. In...
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When abortion at a clinic is not available, 1 in 3 pregnant people say they will do something on their own to end the pregnancy
A self-managed abortion is the termination of pregnancy outside the formal health care system, often with self-sourced abortion pills. Liudmila...
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Serena Williams: why more athletes are retiring later
Forty is the new thirty. Leonard Zhukovsky/ ShutterstockSerena Williams has announced she’s retiring. The tennis star has had a long...
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What to know about the costs of traveling for abortion care in the US – here’s what I learned from talking to hundreds of women who’ve sought abortions
A plane ticket and hotel stay are not the only costs to consider when traveling to get an abortion. kieferpix/iStock...
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Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist
As of August 2022, COVID-19 vaccination rates in Black and Hispanic people exceeded those of white Americans nationally, but only...
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Slime is all around and inside you – new research on its origins offers insight into genetic evolution
Slime plays an essential role in the lives of snails, hagfish and people alike. Adrienne Bresnahan/Moment via Getty ImagesSlime is...
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‘Tomato flu’ outbreak in India – here’s what it really is
A “new virus” called tomato flu has been reported in Kerala, India. According to an article in The Lancet Respiratory...
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The US lacks adequate education around puberty and menstruation for young people – an expert on menstrual health explains
Many young people receive limited guidance about what to expect as they near menstruation. SolStock/E+ via Getty ImagesOne thing few...
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London 2012 Paralympics was not a gamechanger for disabled people’s sports participation – here’s why
This summer marks ten years since London hosted the 2012 Paralympics. It was hoped the Paralympics would have a lasting...
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