How to protect your family from horrific news images – and still stay informed
Staying constantly attuned to disastrous news can take a lasting toll on your mental health. Wachirawit Jenlohakit/Moment via Getty ImagesThe...
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What is Paxlovid and how will it help the fight against coronavirus? An infectious diseases physician answers questions on the COVID-19 pill
Paxlovid may help prevent severe illness in patients at highest risk for COVID-19 complications. picture alliance/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe...
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Hepatitis outbreak in children: explainer on adenovirus type 41, the possible culprit
Africa Studio/ShutterstockA recent spate of severe liver inflammation (hepatitis) has been reported in previously healthy children. As of April 21,...
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Naked mole rats, frogs and other animals may hold the secrets to preventing brain injury
Naked molerats have evolved mechanisms to protect the brain from the effects of low oxygen. (Shutterstock) The brain is the...
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Endometriosis: pandemic backlog risks making it even harder for women to get help
One in 20 UK women will now wait more than a year for an appointment. Elizaveta Galitckaia/ ShutterstockThe COVID-19 pandemic...
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How Robert Langer, a pioneer in delivering mRNA into the body, failed repeatedly but kept going: ‘They said I should give up, but I don’t like to give up’
Robert Langer Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThe mRNA vaccines developed against COVID-19 owe a lot to the work...
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The dietary supplement you’re taking could be tainted with prescription medications and dangerous hidden ingredients, according to a new study
Tainted dietary supplements could lead to harmful drug interactions. Smileus/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe Research Brief is a short take...
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As mining activity expands in northern Labrador, COVID-19’s ‘new normal’ difficult to accept for Nunatsiavut Inuit communities
Final approach on the air charter into the Voisey’s Bay mine, a fly-in/fly-out nickel, copper and cobalt mine located near...
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Ovarian cancer is not a silent killer – recognizing its symptoms could help reduce misdiagnosis and late detection
Ovarian cancer is more likely to be cured with early diagnosis. Pornpak Khunatorn/iStock via Getty Images PlusOvarian cancer is the...
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Staring at an image of yourself on Zoom has serious consequences for mental health – especially for women
Video calls often show people an image of themselves. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty ImagesIn the past few years, people across...
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