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Blood pressure elderly

Health

Blood pressure drugs may do more harm than good for some older people

A study suggests high blood pressure in people over 75 doesn't seem to raise the risk of death, leading researchers to question the use of medications for it in older people

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Does the ACE2 protein explain covid-19 risk for underlying conditions?

Health

Does the ACE2 protein explain covid-19 risk for underlying conditions?

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When will lockdown end? Nations look for coronavirus exit strategies

Health

When will lockdown end? Nations look for coronavirus exit strategies

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How realistic is Contagion? The movie doesn't skimp on science

Health

How realistic is Contagion? The movie doesn't skimp on science

Culture

Experimental diabetes device works by killing gut cells with hot water

Health

Experimental diabetes device works by killing gut cells with hot water

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Coronavirus will play out very differently in world's poorest nations

Health

Coronavirus will play out very differently in world's poorest nations

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Health

Why we still don't know what the death rate is for covid-19

Analysis

Diet and exercise will keep your brain young – depending on your genes

Health

Diet and exercise will keep your brain young – depending on your genes

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Health

Diets do help you lose weight - but the benefits usually don't last

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Our approach to covid-19 can also help tackle climate change

Health

Our approach to covid-19 can also help tackle climate change

We can't lose sight of the climate emergency when dealing with the covid-19 pandemic, say Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac

Comment

Health

Coronavirus treatment: What drugs could work and when can we get them?

Features

Health

How to get the health benefits of nature when you’re stuck inside

Comment

Health

Estimates of the predicted coronavirus death toll have little meaning

Leader

Health

The science of crispy: how to make perfect pork crackling

Regulars