Health
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A new framework reveals the stages of women’s heart healthThe Explainer Doctors now have guidance for earlier intervention in girls’ and women’s cardiovascular health
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Scientists have deployed an AI-designed virusUnder the radar It could fight off a deadly bacterial infection
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Dementia cases to double by 2050 amid aging populationsThe Explainer Researchers analyzed data from 22 studies across the world
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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What is ‘circadian depression’?The Explainer Scientists suggest one in four people with depression could fall into new subtype linked to a disrupted body clock
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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A sexually transmitted stomach bug is spreadingThe explainer Shigellosis is also becoming harder to treat
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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What we learned from Covid Inquiry report on social careThe Explainer Social care was an ‘afterthought’ at start of pandemic, visiting restrictions did ‘immense’ harm, and Matt Hancock’s claim of ‘protective ring’ was unfounded
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The UN warns about ‘mind-reading’ technologyIn the Spotlight Neurotechnology creates ‘profound human rights challenges,’ the United Nation’s secretary-general said
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How safe are UK zoos?In the Spotlight Recent incidents in Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire may force us to rethink our relationship with wildlife parks
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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How other nations pay for careThe Explainer Germany and Australia among the nations who could offer inspiration for bolstering England’s ‘threadbare’ care system
By The Week UK Published
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Pneumonic plague: the suspected death and outbreak in RussiaThe Explainer Numerous people have been quarantined as a result of the disease
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Online sports betting leads to more emergency room visits for gambling disordersUnder the radar Money is not the only cost of this ubiquitous practice
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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AI anxiety has entered the therapy chatIn the Spotlight Fear about what a fully integrated AI future could mean has many people on edge
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Kratom: a dangerous highFEATURE Is an addictive opioid-like drug getting preferential treatment from the Trump administration?
By The Week US Published
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A surgeon shortage creates challenges in rural communitiesThe Explainer Over a third of counties in the U.S. reportedly have no general surgeons
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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