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When you visit the doctor how much do you understand what鈥檚 being said? Communicating complex medical information 鈥� especially to sick children 鈥� can be a challenge for medical staff. Now a game called Dr Jargon has been created to encourage doctors to use simple language to explain common complaints to patients.

The scientist who鈥檚 designed a way to 鈥渟niff out鈥� polio viruses in the Israeli sewage system. For a number of years the world has been on the verge of eradicating the disease which can cause paralysis 鈥� but there are still a few stubborn areas where it persists. Combining the screening of the sewage for the virus along with vaccination data will help to detect any resurgence of polio earlier and in a more accurate way.

It鈥檚 been used by everyone from business leaders to schoolchildren 鈥� and now a prison in Kenya is teaching women inmates how to harness the benefits of 鈥渕indfulness鈥� 鈥� a type of meditation which focuses awareness in the present moment, whilst acknowledging one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. It can be used as a way to bring about change in people鈥檚 lives and behaviours 鈥� but could it even reduce re-offending?

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