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Health
Low immunity, overwhelmed hospitals fuel Covid-19 deaths...
Low immunity against Covid-19 and a growing population of frail elderly is driving...
HIV treatment still undermined by stigma in some areas
Drugs have been developed against HIV but stigma is still high and, in some areas...
Giving children chickenpox vaccine 'could end risky pox...
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which advised UK health departments...
New US childhood obesity guidelines criticised by families
In the US, new guidelines on how paediatricians should treat childhood obesity have...
Baby deaths mystery from 1930s solved by researchers finding...
A wave of baby deaths in the 1930s and 1940s was because of the vitamin D added...
Shop loyalty card data may help spot ovarian cancer
Tracking what shoppers buy, via loyalty-card data, can help spot those with early...
North Korea locks down Pyongyang over 'respiratory illness'
The reported government notice ordering the five-day lockdown did not mention COVID-19...
Erectile dysfunction: Sick heart, sick penis
Heart disease, diabetes, depression: Lots of things cause erectile dysfunction....
(No) sex drive: The menstrual cycle affects female libido
The menstrual cycle is a hormone roller-coaster ride. It has a huge impact on sexual...
Effort to eradicate Guinea worm disease enters ‘last mile’
The final years of the eradication effort, led by the US’s Carter Center, will be...