Health
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The uptick in ticksThe Explainer There are more ticks lurking in our grasslands – and their bites can sometimes make you seriously unwell
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The return of biphasic sleepUnder the radar During pre-industrial times people often slept in two blocks. Could it help night shift workers and insomniacs now?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The complications of permanent daylight saving timeIn the Spotlight Consequences for health, religious practices and airline schedules
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Congo’s Ebola deaths top 1,000Speed Read There are no approved vaccines or treatments for the current outbreak
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Taco Bell supplier potential source of parasitic infectionSpeed Read Over 1,600 cases of the infection have been identified nationwide
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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Pentagon announces testosterone screeningsSpeed Read New soldiers must “have the right testosterone levels to operate at” their “absolute best,” Hegseth said
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Taco Bell changes menu amid parasite outbreakSpeed Read Cyclosporiasis has sickened nearly 7,000 people across at least 34 states
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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How precision medicine is revolutionising healthcareThe Explainer Data-driven genomic mapping is the ‘future of tailored, bespoke medicine’
By The Week UK Published
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McConnell breaks silence on hospitalizationSpeed Read The 84-year-old senator revealed that he fell at home last month
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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The gendered impact of heatwavesThe Explainer High temperatures can bring greater medical complications and increase domestic violence incidents, with women ‘at the sharp end’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Britain’s first drug consumption roomThe Explainer The Thistle in Glasgow provides a safe, clean space for users to inject illegal drugs
By The Week UK Published
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A parasitic stomach bug is spreading in the USThe explainer Cyclosporiasis is passed through contaminated food and water
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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An Antarctic sea squirt could help treat melanomaUnder the radar The organism may help produce a cancer-killing toxin
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Sick leave around EuropeThe Explainer Germany is clamping down on number of days workers take off for illness
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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