England and Wales are adding fluoride to water – but what effect will it have?
Fluoride is a mineral that can occur naturally in water. sonsart/ ShutterstockThe UK government recently indicated that fluoride would be...
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What the world can learn from Bhutan’s rapid COVID vaccine rollout
NiarKrad/ShutterstockNearly half the world’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. But figures vary widely between...
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COVID smell loss can have profound effects on your life, from weight change to intimacy barriers
Flotsam/ShuttestockIt took a while to be officially recognised, but smell loss eventually became known to be one of the defining...
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Do very active people really have a higher risk of heart attack – as recent headlines claimed?
El Nariz/ShutterstockEverybody knows that exercising is good for your heart, so recent news that over-exercising can block up your arteries,...
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Outdoor exercise benefits new moms’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Women who engage in physical activity in the postnatal period report better mental well-being than those who are less physically...
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A new oral antiviral drug for COVID is being tested in humans – can it make a difference?
Despite the effectiveness of vaccines, we still need drugs to treat COVID. Even people who have been double vaccinated stand...
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Climate change is harming children’s mental health – and this is just the start
Despite warnings about the impact of climate change on health, surprisingly little has been written about the mental health consequences...
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Your immune system is as unique as your fingerprint – new study
Christoph Burgstedt/ShutterstockEvery person appears to have a unique immune system. My colleagues and I discovered this immune diversity after charting...
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Long COVID: double vaccination halves risk of developing long-lasting symptoms
Studio Romantic/ShutterstockIn unvaccinated people, around one in 20 who get symptomatic COVID-19 experience symptoms for at least eight weeks. Around...
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3 ways restaurant staff and customers can communicate to prevent food allergy reactions
An effective approach to allergy communications is for servers to ask customers about food allergies. (Shutterstock)Public health researchers have called...
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