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Discover the latest health news, scientific discoveries and big ideas about the human body and treating diseases, covid-19, diet, fitness, exercise, wellness and how to live a healthy life.

Embryo selection for IVF, light micrograph.

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IVF embryos discarded as ‘abnormal’ can actually become healthy babies

One in four embryos made via IVF contain some seemingly abnormal cells and are typically considered too risky to use, but new research shows they are just as viable

Oral contraceptive pill

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Contraceptive pill may reduce polycystic ovary syndrome diabetes risk

American food

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Highly processed junk food consumption is rising among US adults

Man receives physiotherapy

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Can long covid clinics in England cope if cases rise this winter?

An 81-year-old patient undergoes an injected brain scanner to detect a stroke

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Women have been under-represented in stroke therapy trials for decades

MRI images

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Bubbles in blood open the brain for world-first cancer treatment

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How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer

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Living sensors in our guts could provide early warnings of cancer

Chris Whitty, Boris Johnson and Patrick Vallance

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UK’s slow response to covid-19 was a ‘serious’ error, say MPs

MRI scan of human head

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Women are less likely to get pregnant for two years after a concussion

Women with concussion are less likely to conceive in the two years after their head injury than women who injured another part of their body

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Sydney comes out of 4-month lockdown after reaching vaccination target

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World’s first malaria vaccine approved for use in children in Africa

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Massage gun for mice shows how pummelling tissue boosts muscle repair

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Drug treatment for Lyme disease could lead to its eradication