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The bizarre beauty of the objects that might save your life

Close-ups of hospital equipment showcase the strange contraptions that have been used throughout European medical history

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Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

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Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

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Failing livers transformed into healthy organs by virus therapy

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Health

Stem cell brain injections let people walk again after stroke

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Two-way trust is needed to make the most of health data

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Breaking bad sniffles: Crystal meth made cold medicine rubbish

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Health

Can food get you high? We try a meal of psychoactive substances

Culture

Sewage reveals crystal meth use has doubled in Australia

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Sewage reveals crystal meth use has doubled in Australia

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Magic mushroom ingredient tested as depression treatment

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Computer glitch has led to incorrect advice on statins

A software error means that around a third of UK family doctors have been miscalculating whether people need medicine to avoid a heart attack since 2009

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High antidepressant use could lead to UK public health disaster

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Robotic surgeon could stitch you up after removing your appendix

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Muscular dystrophy is tragic, but patients aren't always right

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