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What overturning Roe v Wade means for life-saving abortion exemptions

New laws that ban abortion in US states include exceptions for when the life of the parent is as risk. However, evidence from Texas suggests that clinicians will wait until the person is "on death鈥檚 door" before performing the procedure for fear of legal repercussions

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A longevity diet that hacks cell ageing could add years to your life

A person waits at a drive-in covid-19 PCR test site in Miami, Florida, in May

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Covid-19: What are the risks of catching the virus multiple times?

Computer artwork showing how irritable bowel syndrome affects the digestive tract

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Faecal transplants ease irritable bowel syndrome for three years

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Coming off methotrexate doubles antibody levels after covid-19 vaccine

Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court on 24 June in response to the court?s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible

BF59PT food label showing low glycaemic index tested on a packet of cous cous in the uk. Image shot 2016. Exact date unknown.

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Glycaemic index is a poor predictor of how foods raise blood sugar

A medical laboratory technician prepares to test suspected monkeypox samples at the microbiology laboratory of La Paz Hospital in Madrid, Spain on 6 June

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How can the global monkeypox outbreak be controlled?

Scented candles

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Amazon reviews saying candles are scentless may signal covid-19 cases

A microscopic view of poliovirus

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Polio: Should we be worried about virus found in London sewage?

Poliovirus has been detected in London sewage samples, but no human cases have been reported so far

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Sleep apnoea symptoms in post-menopausal women linked to low oestrogen

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Vaccines could usher in a precise and kinder era of cancer treatment

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Does your ability to stand on one leg predict your risk of dying soon?

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Breast cancer is more likely to spread during sleep