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On menopause
On menopause
There are a few things science doesn’t know about the menopause: what it’s for, how it works and how best to treat it. Approaching her…
Rose George
Dec 15, 2015
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Unspoken: the forgotten prisoners of war
Unspoken: the forgotten prisoners of war
They were the forgotten army. Taken captive during World War II, they lived lives of desperation and disease, internment and ingenuity…
Chris Chapman
Dec 9, 2015
Hard labour: the case for testing drugs on pregnant women
Hard labour: the case for testing drugs on pregnant women
Traditionally, expectant mothers have been excluded from clinical trials, but could this practice be doing more harm than good? Emily…
Emily Anthes
Nov 24, 2015
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Can you think yourself into a different person?
Can you think yourself into a different person?
We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we believe they can — if we want it enough. But is that true? Will Storr wades…
Will Storr
Nov 17, 2015
Fighting over fatigue
Fighting over fatigue
How can you do research when divisions between patients, doctors and researchers are almost as chronic and painful as the disease itself?
Virginia Gewin
Nov 10, 2015
India is training ‘quacks’ to do real medicine. This is why
India is training ‘quacks’ to do real medicine. This is why
Priyanka Pulla asks if there can ever be legitimacy in ‘quackery’.
Priyanka Pulla
Nov 3, 2015
How we became the heaviest drinkers in a century
How we became the heaviest drinkers in a century
Chrissie Giles on her generation’s climb to Peak Booze
Chrissie Giles
Oct 27, 2015
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What is life?
What is life?
If we met new life — on this planet or the next — would we know it when we saw it? Matthew Francis investigates.
Matthew Francis
Oct 20, 2015
The fat city that declared war on obesity
The fat city that declared war on obesity
Oklahoma has lost a million pounds of fat. Ian Birrell meets the mayor who piled on the pounds then launched a healthy living crusade and…
Ian Birrell
Oct 12, 2015
Life and death under austerity
Life and death under austerity
In times of economic trouble, governments can choose to cut public services to save money. But at what cost? Mary O’Hara meets those on the…
Mary O'Hara
Oct 6, 2015
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Give and take: the ethics of donating breast milk
Give and take: the ethics of donating breast milk
Sharing breast milk is not new, but will rising demand — and supply — change the relationship between milk donors and the mothers whose…
Carrie Arnold
Sep 29, 2015
Doing disability differently
Doing disability differently
In Canada, wheelchair basketball brings people together regardless of their abilities. Lesley Evans Ogden asks whether this kind of…
Lesley Evans Ogden
Sep 22, 2015
Brazil’s cancer curse
Brazil’s cancer curse
The startling discovery that hundreds of thousands of Brazilians have a genetic mutation that undermines their ability to resist cancer is…
Sue Armstrong
Sep 15, 2015
In the blink of an eye
In the blink of an eye
Some people suffer eye pain so excruciating they feel suicidal, yet ophthalmologists see nothing wrong. Meet the 82-year-old doctor whose…
Bryn Nelson
Sep 8, 2015
Light at the end of the scalpel
Light at the end of the scalpel
Telling cancer from non-cancer is tough for brain surgeons. Scorpions, Amazon.com and the legacy of a dying girl might change that, writes…
Alex O'Brien
Sep 1, 2015
Reservoir dogs and furious rabies
Reservoir dogs and furious rabies
The WHO wants to eliminate rabies in Asia by 2020. But how, when rabid dogs are running India ragged? Mary-Rose Abraham reports.
Mary-Rose Abraham
Aug 25, 2015
Britain’s patient outlaws
Britain’s patient outlaws
Medical cannabis is legal in places as diverse as Canada, Uruguay, Israel and Jamaica. But could legalisation work in the UK? Katharine…
Katharine Quarmby
Aug 18, 2015
Can America cope with a resurgence of tropical disease?
Can America cope with a resurgence of tropical disease?
Having stamped out a number of tropical diseases — including malaria — decades ago, is America today complacent about a rising wave of…
Carrie Arnold
Aug 11, 2015
What the nose knows
What the nose knows
Losing your sense of smell takes away more than scents and flavours — it can fundamentally change the way you relate to other people.
Emma Young
Aug 4, 2015
Fear and loathing in Thet Kal Pyin: Myanmar’s healthcare crisis
Fear and loathing in Thet Kal Pyin: Myanmar’s healthcare crisis
As Myanmar prepares for a historic election on 8 November 2015, its leadership is rolling out plans for dramatic health sector reforms. But…
Mike Ives
Jul 28, 2015
Exploding the nuclear family
Exploding the nuclear family
Test-tube babies, surrogates, single parents, gay fathers — the modern era is redefining what a family is. Linda Geddes finds out if the…
Linda Geddes
Jul 21, 2015
Is your fear of radiation irrational?
Is your fear of radiation irrational?
Radioactivity stirs primal fears in many people, but Geoff Watts argues that an undue sense of its risks can cause real harm.
Geoff Watts
Jul 14, 2015
Why can’t we stop cholera in Haiti?
Why can’t we stop cholera in Haiti?
An outbreak of cholera in Haiti that began in 2010 is still killing people. Why have attempts to get it under control failed? Rose George…
Rose George
Jul 7, 2015
Blowing in the wind? The mystery of Kawasaki disease
Blowing in the wind? The mystery of Kawasaki disease
Hard to diagnose, with an unknown cause, Kawasaki disease has been puzzling doctors for 150 years. Jeremy Hsu explores what we know, and…
Jeremy Hsu
Jun 30, 2015
Facial discrimination
Facial discrimination
In a world obsessed with beauty, living with a facial disfigurement can be hard. Neil Steinberg explores the past and present to find out…
Neil Steinberg
Jun 23, 2015
Homesick in the modern world
Homesick in the modern world
What does it mean to be homesick in 2015, and does technology help or hinder us when we move to a new place? John Osborne revisits his past…
John Osborne
Jun 16, 2015
Can gaming help me see in 3D?
Can gaming help me see in 3D?
At 42, Nic Fleming discovered that he has never really seen in three dimensions. Can new therapies based on video games fix his lazy eye…
Nic Fleming
Jun 9, 2015
How to mend a broken heart
How to mend a broken heart
The need to mend broken hearts has never been greater. But what if we could simply manufacture a new one? Alex O’Brien studies the legacy…
Alex O'Brien
Jun 2, 2015
Hacking the nervous system
Hacking the nervous system
One nerve connects your vital organs, sensing and shaping your health. If we learn to control it, the future of medicine will be electric…
Gaia Vince
May 26, 2015
DIY prosthetics: the extreme athlete who built a new knee
DIY prosthetics: the extreme athlete who built a new knee
Brian Bartlett lost his leg at 24. He now has one of the most famous prostheses in the world. Rose Eveleth meets the man who just wanted to…
Rose Eveleth
May 19, 2015
The male suicides: how social perfectionism kills
The male suicides: how social perfectionism kills
In every country in the world, male suicides outnumber female. Will Storr asks why.
Will Storr
May 12, 2015
This is what happens after you die
This is what happens after you die
Most of us would rather not think about what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected…
Moheb Costandi
May 5, 2015
The next step in saving the planet: E O Wilson and Sean Carroll in conversation
The next step in saving the planet: E O Wilson and Sean Carroll in conversation
To save our planet’s biodiversity — essential to our species — could biologists worldwide be united behind a single common purpose?
Mosaic
Apr 28, 2015
Ebola: The road to zero
Ebola: The road to zero
The worst of the Ebola epidemic may be over but the World Health Organization has declared that life in Sierra Leone, as in other Ebola…
Mark Honigsbaum
Apr 21, 2015
The cost of pure water
The cost of pure water
Ghana has plenty of water. So why do its people buy plastic pouches from street vendors? Shaun Raviv investigates.
Shaun Raviv
Apr 14, 2015
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