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Plastic surgeons are calling for more research into breast implant illness (BII) a little-understood condition linked to symptoms ranging from hair loss to chronic pain and fatigue. Tens of thousands of women say they developed health problems after going under the knife, yet BII is not officially recognised - and some doctors doubt it even exists. So do implants pose a real threat?
Read our full briefing on BII here.
Bad medicine
This week, a group of 45 French MPs have written an open letter in favour of homeopathy and in opposition to the government’s decision this month to end all state reimbursement of the medicine by 2021. Will they convince the health minister to roll her decision back or is the country beginning to turn its back on alternative therapies?
African Google
With its young and rapidly growing population, Africa is ripe for a digital revolution - and Google wants in. The tech giant has unveiled raft of new products tailored to users in Nigeria, from apps designed for low-RAM phones to directions with local accents - but how pure are its motives? And does it matter?
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