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Cancer in young people is rising and 2023 saw a plan to figure out why

Most people with cancer are over 50, but the past few decades have seen a rise in diagnoses for younger people. This year, the US National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK made finding out why one of their top priorities

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Wegovy and Ozempic made 2023 a revolutionary year for weight loss

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A nurse prepares a shot for Jonathan Halter as the German embassy begins its roll out of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for German expatriates at a Beijing United Family hospital in Beijing, China January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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Covid-19 'emergency' ended in 2023 but the virus still lingers

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Brain cells activated by stress may also give you a bad night's sleep

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Stretchy electrodes shrink when wet to fit snugly around organs

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What cannabis does to your body and brain

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Cannabis can relieve pain short-term, but we still don't know how

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Having children earlier in life is genetically linked to dying younger

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How strong is the link between cannabis and schizophrenia?

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Genetic errors are behind more than two thirds of early miscarriages

Chromosomal abnormalities were thought to cause around half of miscarriages, but a new genetic analysis technique puts the figure at nearer two-thirds for early miscarriages, with the remaining third probably also due to factors that are out of our control

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Patchwork vaping regulation can show the way to a smoke-free world

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The placebo effect means painkillers may work better with side effects

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How bad is vaping for your health? We’re finally getting answers

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Drug prevents fentanyl overdose for a month in monkeys

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