Celebrity diets and food fads have been around for centuries – and some of them even worked
The word diet originates from the Greek dieta meaning to live normally. However, nowadays it mostly refers to restricting food...
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How air filters can make COVID wards safer for patients and staff
Alexandros Michailidis/ShutterstockHospitals are there to help sick people get better, but they can also be an infection risk. During the...
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HIV prevention pill PrEP is now free under most insurance plans – but the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act puts this benefit at risk
The FDA approved the first PrEP drug, Truvada, in 2012. AP Photo/Jeff ChiuSince the start of the HIV epidemic in...
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Drug companies protest when Health Canada withdraws their products for safety reasons
The level of evidence for withdrawing a drug does not appear to affect the pharma company's response. (Pixabay)For decades oil...
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Who’s in? Who’s out? The ethics of COVID-19 travel rules
People wait at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov. 26, 2021, as many nations moved...
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Will omicron – the new coronavirus variant of concern – be more contagious than delta? A virus evolution expert explains what researchers know and what they don’t
The omicron variant possesses numerous mutations in the spike protein, the knob-like protrusions (in red) that allow the virus to...
Read moreWill omicron – the new coronavirus variant of concern – be more contagious than delta? A virus expert explains what researchers know and what they don’t
The omicron variant possesses numerous mutations in the spike protein, the knob-like protrusions (in red) that allow the virus to...
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COVID: will the UK vaccinate children under 12?
PattyPhoto/ShutterstockSome countries, such as the US and Israel, are now offering COVID vaccines to all children aged five and over....
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Why we’re using filmmaking to encourage vaccination by Black and Latino Angelenos
Strong narratives can help sway opinions. Jeremy Kagan, CC BY-SAPeople have recognized the power of storytelling for thousands of years....
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Heart disease risk from saturated fats may depend on what foods they come from – new research
Our health is affected by the combination of nutrients foods contain. New Africa/ ShutterstockHeart disease is a major cause of...
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