Health
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Nicotine pouches are everywhere, from tech companies to the wellness industryIn depth Nicotine addiction is going strong
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘Boy kibble’ is the new toxic internet food trendUnder the radar A masculine way to eat unhealthily
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Judge pauses most of RFK Jr.’s vaccine agendaSpeed Read The judge said Kennedy had likely violated numerous administrative procedures
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Food ingredients that are banned in the EU but not the USin depth Looser regulations have traditionally led to a more permissive food-additive regime in America
By David Faris Published
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Fibremaxxing: the healthy eating trend taking TikTok by stormThe Week Recommends Social media feeds are flooded with fibre-related wellness content
By Deeya Sonalkar, The Week UK Published
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Cuba’s international army of doctors is in retreatIn the Spotlight A programme blending healthcare, diplomacy and cash is colliding with renewed pressure from Washington
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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The ‘golden age’ of HIV treatmentThe Explainer Single-pill treatment proves as effective at suppressing virus as multi-pill therapy, while long-acting preventive injections are increasingly available
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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How the vagus nerve affects your healthThe 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’ onlineThe 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 comebackThe 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 chainsIn 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 streetsIn the Spotlight Illegal product containing hazardous chemicals still being sold across the country
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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