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Nobody can agree about antidepressants. Here’s what you need to know

For some they are lifesavers, for others ineffective and even addictive. Our special report looks at why even experts disagree on antidepressants, and what the real truth is

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Skin genetically engineered to destroy cocaine could prevent addiction

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Bandages laser-bonded to your skin may fix wounds better than stitches

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Alcohol advisers threaten to quit health body due to industry links

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Life

A startling sexual side-effect to yawning – and other past stories

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‘The pain was instant’: The devastating impact of vaginal mesh surgery

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Opioid crisis: powerful but non-addictive drug could replace morphine

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A trip into the past: Swiss watches, Korean ginseng and UK tea breaks

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Technology

Subtle patterns in your typing could reveal early signs of Parkinson’s

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We dream even when under general anaesthetic

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We dream even when under general anaesthetic

When we're under general anaesthesia, we are still internally conscious and we even have dreams, but we don't remember them because anaesthesia gives us amnesia

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Women in England to be allowed to have abortions at home

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Why taking ayahuasca is like having a near-death experience

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Ecstasy-like drugs might relieve social difficulties in autism

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Deaths caused by the opioid fentanyl are rising in the UK

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