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Health
Navel gazing: checking your belly button can tell you a lot about your health
Navels, belly buttons, innies or outies … whatever term you use, your umbilicus...
Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard
In recent years, there’s been increasing hype about the potential health risks associated...
AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine withdrawn – right to the end it was the victim of misinformation
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was a critical part of the COVID-19 pandemic response....
Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them
At an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennon’s teeth sold for just over...
Fermented foods sustain both microbiomes and cultural heritage
Many people around the world make and eat fermented foods. Millions in Korea alone...
Man who caught virus from a monkey in a critical condition – B virus explained
A 37-year-old man wounded by a wild monkey in Hong Kong is in intensive care suffering...
Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? 5 ways to complete the ‘stress cycle’ and avoid burnout or depression
Can you remember a time when you felt stressed leading up to a big life event and...
Incurable but not hopeless: How hope shapes patients’ awareness of their advanced cancer prognosis
Hope is defined as the expectation of achieving a future good. Patients with cancer,...
How to keep your kidneys healthy – and how to spot when things are going wrong
Healthy kidneys are vital to your wellbeing. As well as getting rid of waste from...
Affordable stroke-risk screening could save the lives of many children in sub-Saharan Africa with sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease, whose name reflects the disease’s sickle or crescent moon shape...
Strep A: cases of rare fatal infection hit record levels in Japan – here’s what risk these bacteria pose to global health
According to reports, cases of this potentially fatal strep A illness have more...
A natural deception: 3 marketing myths the supplement industry wants you to swallow
Americans seem to have quite a positive view of dietary supplements. According to...
Traditional Chinese medicine gains wider recognition around world
Over 2,000 years ago, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) began to spread and gain...
Considering taking a weight-loss drug like Ozempic? Here are some potential risks and benefits
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose...
Silent cancers: here’s what you need to know when there are no obvious symptoms
The recent revelations about the Princess of Wales’s cancer diagnosis highlight...
Gut microbiome: meet Ruminococcus gnavus – the bacteria with a sweet tooth
Having a sweet tooth isn’t just a human characteristic. It turns out our gut microbes...