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Blastocystis: Gut parasites that keep you healthy

Blastocystis: Gut parasites that keep you healthy

An Italian microbiome study found the gut parasite Blastocystis was linked to general...

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'Game-changer' home kit can reveal risk of cervical cancer

'Game-changer' home kit can reveal risk of cervical cancer

A quick and easy cervical screening test women can do at home could be rolled out...

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'My consultant told me I was a medical mystery'

'My consultant told me I was a medical mystery'

One in 10 women experience the intense pelvic pain and heavy periods caused by adenomyosis...

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Arsenic, lead and other toxic metals found in tampons, study says

Arsenic, lead and other toxic metals found in tampons,...

Toxic metals have been found in tampons, scientists say, which could put women at...

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Night owls have better brain function than morning people, study suggests

Night owls have better brain function than morning people,...

Night owls may be sharper than morning people, according to a new study, with those...

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Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine as nine young babies die amid surge in cases in England

Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine as nine...

Pregnant women have been advised to get vaccinated against whooping cough after...

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Super-strong bones, healing blood and different brains: How motherhood changes bodies forever

Super-strong bones, healing blood and different brains:...

Women's brains, blood, hormones and bones change drastically during pregnancy, research...

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Cannabis clinics see rise in patients

Cannabis clinics see rise in patients

Private cannabis clinics are seeing a rise in patients as people choose the drug...

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Narcissists mellow with age, study suggests

Narcissists mellow with age, study suggests

Narcissistic people get more empathetic, generous and agreeable with age, according...

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Mental health tragedy lessons not learned - family

Mental health tragedy lessons not learned - family

The son-in-law of an 88-year-old man who was killed by a woman with schizophrenia...

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Mental health charity hike smashes target

Mental health charity hike smashes target

A charity walk for a Cumbrian police officer who took his own life last year has...

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Hospital plans new unit to protect services

Hospital plans new unit to protect services

Plans have been lodged to build a new endoscopy unit at Lincoln County Hospital.

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Scientists start human testing of Marburg virus vaccine

Scientists start human testing of Marburg virus vaccine

Scientists have launched their first in-human vaccine trial for a highly fatal virus.

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Sight test 'saved life' of woman who had eye removed

Sight test 'saved life' of woman who had eye removed

In March last year Jacqueline McGeough's eyesight went blurry and her daughter suggested...

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Doctors dismissed these women as hysterical. Now they're fighting back

Doctors dismissed these women as hysterical. Now they're...

There’s a memory, or more specifically a moment, that came to define Heidi Metcalf’s...

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