Five billion people can’t afford surgery – a team of innovators could soon change this
Gasless laparoscopic surgery performed by Dr Biju Islary using the RAIS system. Dr. Hampher Kynjing, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, Author providedHave...
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Misinformation will be rampant when it comes to COVID-19 shots for young children – here’s what you can do to counter it
Talking about vaccines with trusted health care providers and with family can help wade through the sea of information –...
Read morePolio: we’re developing a safer vaccine that uses no genetic material from the virus
Recent reports of poliovirus detected in samples from a sewage treatment works in London have rightly generated significant concern among...
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Poliovirus in London sewage – what you need to know
Child receiving the polio vaccine. Asianet-Pakistan/ShutterstockJust as we thought that monkeypox would be the new virus scare for 2022, the...
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Abortion and bioethics: Principles to guide U.S. abortion debates
Four basic principles guide the field of medical ethics. goc/E+ via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the...
Read moreDiamorphine shortage could be more than just a problem for drug users
The UK has experienced many shortages of essential medicines, especially since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest shortage is...
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Metaphors matter: Why changing the name ‘monkeypox’ may help curb the discriminatory language used to discuss it
Many of the metaphors used to discuss monkeypox evoke a criminal or a rebellious child. (Pixabay)As we pass the one-month...
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Vegan cheese: what you should know
Vegan cheese made with cashew nuts is a healthier option. Nina Firsova/ ShutterstockFor many people who go vegan, one of...
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Psychologists have traditionally focused on the past – what if that’s all wrong?
'Tell me about your mother.' Syda Productions/ShutterstockFor over a century, psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers focused people’s...
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How monkeypox epidemic is likely to play out – in four graphs
Smallpox vaccines are effective against monkeypox. James Gathany/CDCThe first case of monkeypox in a human was reported in 1970 in...
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