Health and Science
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The bird flu fight is faltering
Talking Points Are pandemic lessons going unheeded?
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Immunotherapy and hay fever
The Explainer Research shows that the treatment could provide significant relief from symptoms for many hay fever sufferers
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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14 recent scientific breakthroughs
In Depth From photos of the infant universe to an energy advancement that could save the planet
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Why the Y chromosome is vanishing and what this means for the future
The Explainer A new sex gene could be on the evolution pipeline
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Inside the world of extreme body modification
Under the radar 'Mastermind' of British group to be sentenced this week in connection with 'bizarre and growing' practice of removing genitals
By The Week UK Published
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Our microbiome is social like us
The Explainer Microbes can be friendly too
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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What Florida is — and isn't — doing to curb the biggest measles outbreak in the US
Talking Points DeSantis appointee defies expert consensus to stop the spread
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Echoes of thalidomide: the sodium valproate scandal
Under The Radar Epilepsy drug has caused autism, learning difficulties and physical disabilities in at least 20,000 babies in Britain
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How love impacts your health
The Explainer Turns out you actually can die of a broken heart
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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The race to develop male birth control
The Explainer New contraception is being conceived
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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'Spermageddon': global decline in sperm count could threaten humanity
Under the radar 'Drastic shift' linked to environmental factors including pollutants and chemicals, and lifestyle issues such as obesity
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Excess screen time is making children only see what is in front of them
Under the radar The future is looking blurry. And very nearsighted.
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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How the transmission of Alzheimer's might be possible
The Explainer New research links dementia cases to injections of human growth hormone from deceased donors' brains
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Sniffles be gone: 4 tips for boosting your immune system
The explainer It's not as simple as more vitamin C
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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