Health
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How the vagus nerve affects your health
The Explainer Could our ‘internal communication superhighway’ hold the key to mental and physical wellbeing?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Bone broth: stock drinking ‘phenomenon’ has ‘skyrocketed’ online
The Week Recommends The wellness trend could hold millennia-old secrets for skin and gut health
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The cabbage comeback
The Week Recommends Gone are the days of ‘WWII boiled cabbage recipes’. The humble vegetable is enjoying a resurgence
By Will Barker, The Week UK Last updated
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NHS vulnerable to ‘fragile’ supply chains
In the Spotlight Short of painkillers, hearing-aid batteries and hip-replacement products, our health service is too dependent on unreliable supplies from overseas
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Sepsis ‘breakthrough’: the world’s first targeted treatment?
The Explainer New drug could reverse effects of sepsis, rather than trying to treat infection with antibiotics
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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A Hitchcockian nightmare: why are we in such a flap about pigeons?
In The Spotlight The birds are ruffling feathers in Norwich and being culled in Manchester
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Skin-lightening creams: the toxic ‘beauty’ secret on UK high streets
In the Spotlight Illegal product containing hazardous chemicals still being sold across the country
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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The problem with diagnosing profound autism
The Explainer Experts are reconsidering the idea of autism as a spectrum, which could impact diagnoses and policy making for the condition
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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‘Zero trimester’ influencers believe a healthy pregnancy is a choice
The Explainer Is prepping during the preconception period the answer for hopeful couples?
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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AI surgical tools might be injuring patients
Under the Radar More than 1,300 AI-assisted medical devices have FDA approval
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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‘Longevity fixation syndrome’: the allure of eternal youth
In The Spotlight Obsession with beating biological clock identified as damaging new addiction
By The Week UK Published
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Scientists are worried about amoebas
Under the radar Small and very mighty
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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England’s ambitious cancer plan
The Explainer Three out of four people diagnosed with cancer will be living well with the disease or cancer-free within five years, under new targets
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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High Court action over Cape Verde tourist deaths
The Explainer Holidaymakers sue Tui after gastric illness outbreaks linked to six British deaths
By The Week UK Published
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