Twenty years after the first face transplant, the procedure still carries profound unknowns about safety, identity and what it means to live in a stranger’s face.
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When it comes to evacuating tall buildings in a fire, not everyone can take the stairs. Here’s what else high-rises need.
People could take a genetic test to gauge their future risk of disease without worrying their life insurers would penalise them.
People in rural areas often have to travel long distances for treatment and spend weeks or months away from home, family and work.
Root canal treatment may offer health benefits far beyond saving a tooth.
New studies reveal that orange juice appears to influence thousands of genes in immune cells and improve markers linked to heart disease.
No increased risk was found for another UV-related skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma.
Over 20% of people with the Duffy null variant are wrongly labelled ‘abnormal’, by current blood test ranges, leading to needless biopsies and lower chemo doses.
Is vitamin B6 safe? How much is too much? And will I still be able to buy my supplement over the counter?
The microbes in your poo could be a gift to others. Here’s what to think about if you’re interested in donating your poo.
This debilitating brain disease is rare. But its early symptoms are often mistaken for anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue or dementia.
There are effective ways to reduce outpatient waiting lists that can be implemented now
Even moderate night-time aircraft noise can increase insomnia – particularly children. The US and UK both do more to mitigate the noise around airports.
Despite the way they’re portrayed online, ADHD drugs are not ‘benign’ study aids.
Research suggests many young adults do not understand the difference between stopping air and stopping blood flow to the brain.
Home testing could mean faster results, less stigma, and more choice - but only if everyone can access it.
Droughts, outbreaks and violence: Environmental health expert explains why there is no human well-being without a healthy environment, and the climate changes’ impact on that
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
Black Friday is a psychological event, carefully designed to take advantage of how your brain makes decisions. But you can stay one step ahead this sales season.
Once revered as a great humanitarian, Truby King has recently been characterised as a eugenicist. Seeing him in the context of his times might restore some balance.
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