What is self-harm? Why does it happen, and what can we do to prevent it?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Self-harm is an issue that often, for those it doesn’t affect, sits out of sight and out of mind. Read More
Mouthwash may protect you from Covid: Infected patients with poor oral health are more likely to become severely ill, study claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Swilling mouthwash every morning could help to protect you against Covid, another study has suggested. Read More
First malaria vaccine could be rolled out to billions as World Health Organisation experts give approval
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The first vaccine against malaria could be rolled out to billions of people after key advisers to the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Covid bombshell: Wuhan scientists plotted to 'create new coronavirus' before outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Since the outbreak of Covid in late 2019, the Wuhan lab has been at the heart of a raging debate about a…
The drive to beat HIV for good is doomed to failure if it continues to ignore women
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Reading Time: < 1 minute My mum gave birth to me in 1981, the same year as the first cases of what would come to be as…
Sickle cell disease: New treatment could help 5000 people
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A new sickle-cell treatment has been approved and will help keep lots of people who suffer from the disease stay out of…
Almost half of toys sold via onlinemarketplaces are unsafe for children, report finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly half of the toys being sold on online marketplaces by third-party sellers are dangerously unsafe for children, the British Toy and Hobby Association…
Daily consumption of red meat drops by 17% in a decade, study says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Consumers in the UK are eating around 17g less red meat on a daily basis than they were a decade ago, according…
Sweden pauses use of Moderna’s Covid jab for over 30s over reports of rare side effects
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sweden will pause the use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for people born 1991 and later after reports of possible rare side effects such as myocarditis, Read…
Clot risk linked to AstraZeneca vaccine could depend on which blood group you are
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A rare blood clot which has been linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine could be explained by a person’s blood group, a study suggests….