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    Why measles is sweeping through Afghanistan

    Cases rise against backdrop of malnutrition and low vaccination rates

  2. Pig organs for transplant patients

    Could pig organs solve the global shortage of hearts and kidneys?

  3. Black women and breast cancer

    Why breast cancer kills more black than white women

  4. Bringing death back into life

    Experts are calling for a radical change in our approach to death and dying

  5. Gene therapy hope for sickle cell patients

    Pioneering gene-editing treatment turns back the clock for sickle cell trial patients

  6. Are people with asthma who exercise healthier?

    Exercise may improve quality of life of people with asthma

  7. Omicron set to infect half of Europe

    Covid two years on; Omicron predicted to infect half of Europe over the next two months

  8. Home working versus the office

    Psychology of working from home versus the office 鈥� what does the evidence tell us?

  9. Do our pets care about us?

    New study explores if cats or dogs care more about their owners when they鈥檙e hurt

  10. New research on the Omicron variant

    Omicron variant update and does listening to music near bedtime help you sleep?

  11. Omicron update

    Omicron update from James Gallagher, the 大象传媒 Health and Science Correspondent

  12. Omicron variant news

    News update on the new Omicron variant now in many countries across the world

  13. Omicron Covid variant 鈥� what do we know?

    Omicron Covid variant 鈥� what do we know? And a new way of testing for TB in children

  14. Covid cases across Europe

    Covid cases across Europe; Typhoid incidence in Malawi, Nepal and Bangladesh

  15. T-cell Covid protection before the pandemic

    New research on how some people had a level of Covid immunity before the pandemic started

  16. New antiviral pills to treat Covid

    How do new antiviral pills to treat Covid compare?

  17. Hunt for rare resistance to SARS CoV-2

    The global hunt for people with a rare genetic resistance to SARS CoV-2 infection

  18. Mix and match Covid vaccines

    New evidence on the benefits of mixing and matching doses of different Covid vaccines

  19. New Covid vaccine

    A new vaccine from Valneva produces strong immune response, the French company reports

  20. The legacy of Henrietta Lacks

    Henrietta Lacks died in 1951 from cervical cancer, but her cells changed medical history

  21. New antiviral Covid pill

    A new Covid pill may cut hospitalisation by about half

  22. Reducing mental health stigma

    Talking about mental health reduces stigma

  23. Covid in Vietnam

    Covid lockdowns in Hanoi and Ho Chi Min City

  24. Art, gardening and wellbeing during Covid

    How art and gardening has saved some people鈥檚 mental health during the pandemic

  25. The Kindness Test

    What does kindness mean to you?

  26. Antibody cocktails against Covid

    When should Covid antibody treatment be used?

  27. The psychology of courage and bravery

    Why are some people able to keep calm in an emergency whilst others panic or freeze?

  28. Impact of wildfires

    Short and long term consequences of fires on health

  29. Twisties and sporting mental health

    Twisties and sporting mental health. Shortsightedness in children during the pandemic

  30. Covid vaccination in prisons

    Covid vaccination in prisons; do incentives like free tuition get people to get the jab

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